Hunting in Many Lands 



Major after the colt "to show his speed and 

 style." We both instantly saw his error, but 

 it was too late — we could not call the dog off. 

 He soon overhauled the colt, and, springing at 

 his throat, down they went in a heap — the 

 colt, worth a thousand dollars, ruined for life. 

 One of the most glaring instances of im- 

 proper training and handling of wolfhounds 

 that ever came under my observation was the 

 Colorado wolf-hunt that attracted so much at- 

 tention in the sporting press of this country, 

 England and Russia. Mr. Paul Hacke, an 

 enthusiastic fancier, of Pittsburg, Pa., while in 

 Russia attended a wolf-killing contest in which 

 the barzois contested with captive wolves. 

 He became so much enamored of the sport 

 that he purchased a number of trained barzois 

 and brought them to this country. They were 

 a handsome lot and attracted much attention 

 while being exhibited at the bench shows. I 

 was one of the official judges at the Chicago 

 Bench Show in 1892, and wolfhound classes 

 were assigned me. While I admired them 

 very much for their handsome, showy appear- 

 ance, I expressed grave doubts as to their 

 ability to catch and kill timber wolves, not- 

 withstanding I had read graphic accounts of 



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