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ears in order to save them from the tears and scratches which they 

 would inevitably encounter in " drawing," if allowed to remam on. 

 The portion left is sufficient to protect the passage to the internal 

 organ, but for which necessity it would be better to crop them 

 closely, as is practised with dogs intended for fighting ; just as the 

 wrestler and the pugilist have their hair cropt as close to their 

 "heads as possible. 



The prevailing colors of foxhounds in the present day are as fol- 

 lows, placing them in the order of their frequency : — (1.) Black and 

 white with tan ; (2.) The mixed or blended colors, known as " pies," 

 as red pie, blue pie, yellow pie, grey pie, lemon pie, hare pie, and 

 badger pie, the last three very handsome ; (3.) Tan ; (4.) Black ; 

 (5.) White; (6.) Red; (7.) Blue ; each being more or less mixed 

 with white. Foxhounds are often slightly ticked, but rarely mot- 

 tled, the "blue mottled hound," according to Mr. Apperley, being 

 a true harrier or beagle, and most probably descended from the 

 southern hound, which was often of this color. 



It must be remembered that the foxhound is always to be looked 

 at as part of a pack, and hence it is of no use to breed an excep- 

 tionally high or otherwise well made hound if it will make him 

 run in a different style to his companions. Hence it is necessary 

 to keep to such a model as can be produced in number sufficient to 

 form the pack, which is another argument in favor of a medium 

 size ; and hence, in looking at a pack, together or separately, the 

 lover of the foxhound is always on the look-out for " suitiness," or 

 the resemblance to another in size and shape, which Beckford 

 jilludes to in describing a good-looking pack of hounds as appear- 

 ing " all of one family." 



In his work the foxhound is peculiar for dash, and for always 

 being inclined to cast forwards, instinctively appearing to be aware 

 that the fox makes his point to some covert different from that in 

 which he was found. On the other hand, the harrier casts back, 

 from a knowledge, instinctive or acquired, that hare has a ten- 

 dency to return to the place from which she started, and will be 

 almost sure to do so if she has time enough given her. 



