Different Sorts of Harriers, ii^ 



have their excellencies, &c. It is not pof- 

 iible, with juflice, to commend one before 

 another, for kind, colour, or fervice, prefer- 

 ence being given according to the humours 

 and inclinations of Sportfmen, the tribe of 

 whom are very numerous, and, of confe- 

 quence, different in opinion. 



He that delights in a long chace of fix 

 hours, often more, and to be in with the 

 Dogs all the time, let him breed of the 

 fouthern Hounds firft mentioned, or fuch 

 heavy Dogs as Suffex Gentlemen run in the 

 weald. They make good deep bafs mulick, 

 afford great diverfion, and, confidering how 

 dirty the country is, (notwithffanding a 

 hunt often lafts all day long) fatigue the 

 healthy footman very little. 



In an open country where there is good 

 riding, prefer the fecond fort, with a quar- 

 ter of the Fox-ftrain : thefe fuit the more 

 eager, ad:ive Horfeman, and fpend their 

 tongues generoufly, making delightful har- 

 mony, and at the fame time go at fuch a 

 rate, a Hare durft not play many tricks be- 

 fore them ; they feldom allow her time to 

 loiter; fhe muft run and continue her foiling 

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