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scenting power developed to an extent never known before, and 

 the trainer has now more suitable material ready to his hand than 

 any previously available. 



During the "Jack the Ripper" outrages in 1889 Sir Charles 

 Warren approached the writer, who took up a couple of well-known 

 hounds, and various experiments were made in the parks, which 

 demonstrated to Sir Charles Warren's satisfaction that Bloodhounds 

 could hunt man on grass land, crossing roads, etc., and that they 

 would not change when the line had been crossed by others than the 

 hunted man ; but it was not found practicable to hunt a line on a 

 London pavement, and the writer had never held out any hope 

 that this could be done. It is, however, interesting to note that 

 during the two months during which the hounds were in London 

 these murders ceased, but immediately the hounds were sent back 

 another outrage was committed. This speaks volumes for the 

 deterrent influence of the Bloodhound. 



The chief requisite for the use of Bloodhounds in the pursuit of 

 criminals is to have a few yards that may be relied upon not to have 

 been traversed by any other recent footsteps than those of the 

 particular criminal wanted. These few yards are for the purpose of 

 laying on the hound. For this reason the ideal chance of making 

 Bloodhounds useful is such a case as a country house dinner-time 

 jewel robbery present. Here access to the house is usually by 

 means of a ladder placed against an upstairs window. In such 

 cases there is a great probability of being able to lay the hound on 

 the right line. 



The Association of Bloodhound Breeders (founded 1897 

 Hon. Sec., Mr. A. Croxton-Smith, Burlington House, Wandle Road, 

 Upper Tooting) is doing much to encourage, by means of promoting 

 trials and matches between its members, proficiency in man-hunting ; 

 but so far the competitions have been on lines only one and two 

 hours old, and it is to be hoped that much severer tests will shortly 

 be practicable. 



The most noted winners of trials and matches have been the 

 writer's Kickshaw, 1896 (Championship, 1900), and Clotho, 1896, 

 Mrs. Oliphant's Chatley Rocket, and Lieut.-Colonel Joynson's Ballet. 

 On the show-bench the most celebrated winners have been : 



In the sixties : Jennings's Druid, Cowen's Druid, Draco, 

 Dingle, and Dauntless, Holford's Regent, Matchless, and Trimbush, 

 Ray's Roswell and Peeress, Rushton's Duchess and Juno, Becker's 

 Brenda, and the writer's Clotho and Rufus. Of these hounds by far 

 the grandest were Regent, Matchless, Roswell, and the two Druids. 



In the seventies : the writer's Napier and Brilliant, Bradford's 

 Rollo, Ray's Baron and Baroness, Bird's Brutus, Morrell's 

 Belladonna, Nichols's Diana, and Tinker's Dido ; and of these the 

 most celebrated were Napier, Rollo, Brutus, and Belladonna. 



