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admirable. Even Nimrod, with his usual conde- 

 scension, says that it is the best in the book. 

 The author points out that Mr. Meynell's hounds, 

 as painted by Sartorius, and others as painted 

 by Stubbs, did not look as if they could go the 

 pace, though in point of fact they did. In 

 the possession of the present Lord Barrymore 

 there is a painting by Sartorius of Mr. Barry's 

 Bluecap and Wanton beating Mr. Meynell's hounds 

 in the celebrated match over the Beacon Course 

 at Newmarket ; those riders and horses who saw 

 the finish are also included in the picture. Inter- 

 esting and even fascinating as the picture is, it is 

 not unkind to say that an anatomist could find 

 fault with Sartorius' drawing of men and horses 

 as well as with his drawing of the hounds. And 

 there is no doubt that the animal painters of to-day, 

 such as Miss Kemp-Welch, Mr. Munnings and Mr. 

 Lynwood Palmer, draw horses and hounds more 

 faithfully than did Sartorius and his contempo- 

 raries. But whatever the critics or the canvas 

 have to tell us, Mr. Smith himself puts the whole 

 of his valuable authority and experience on the 

 side of the Foxhound of the middle size, with no 

 lumber, and elegant neck and shoulders. He could 

 not only describe this type in words, but he could 

 also draw it in a way that is more convincing 

 to the modern breeder than that of the painters 



