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of slips by a functionary called the slipper, whose duly it is to let them 

 jj^o at the same niomcnl wlien a liare is started. Tiie jiid;;e, who is tiie 

 «)niy person allowed to l)e nionnted, rides alter tiie dofj^s and awards the 

 victory to the one llial pi liornis the hcsl, wliitli is by no means the one 

 lliiil kills llic hare, hnl llic onewliich gains most jjoints, such as " first 

 t ni II," and t lie like. 



I'he Common (ireyhonnd lias varied little in the c:oiirse of centuries. 

 All old rhyme, which can he traced hack to 1496, says this hound should 

 have 



Tlu' lR':t(l nl ;i stiakc, 

 'I'lu' iii'ck (if :i (IraUe, 

 A back like a lirain, 

 A side like a l)ioaiii. 

 'I'lii' tail ol a lal, 

 Anil llic l(»it ul a cat. 



And these arc still excellent points. The coat is smooth, firm, and glossy ; 

 the favorite colors black, red, or lawn, with black muzzles. 



The IIaki'. Indian I )(u; is used by siiottsmen on tin- Mackenzie River 

 (o liiiiil reindeer and moose. Its hair is long and straight, the tail bushy 

 and slightly ( iiived, the color grayish-black. It is remarkable lor pos- 

 si'ssing leet thai spread out on the snow, thus ])reventing the animal from 

 sinking into it. Its height is about two feet. 



The liAMAN ( iKiAiKUiND is prized in inverse proportion to its size. 

 Many s])ecimens only weigh six or seven |)oiuids. One of the most per- 

 fect dogs of the present day weighs eight and three-quarter pinmds, 

 and is fourteen and a ipiarter inches in height. His color is luiiformly 

 black. 



.Attempts have been made to employ tlie Italian Greyhound in the 

 chase of rabbits, but its powi-r of jaw and endurance of character are so 

 disproportioned to its S|)eed that all such endeavors have failed. A 

 ini\ed breed between the llalian ( iieylionnd and the Perrii-r is useful 

 enough, combining endiiraiui" with s|)eed, and perieetly capable ol 

 chasing and holding a rabbit. 



In this country it is only used as a pelted companion, and takes rank 

 among the "toy-dogs," being subject to certain arbitrary rules ot color 

 and form, wliicii may render a dog worthless for one year throngli the 

 very same cpialities which would make it a paragon ot peiiection in 

 anotlier. If ol' a nnilorm color, it iiiiist be tree from the least spot of 



