22 THE FOXHOUND 



we must yield the palm to the English. In the 

 art and science of breeding they are not only 

 the peers but the superiors of all other nations, 

 and this applies to all domestic animals as well 

 as the horse and hound. As to hounds, they 

 have established a high standard of excellence, 

 as to size, symmetry, conformation, and beauty 

 of form and style, and breed for these quali- 

 ties to the detriment of nose, speed, endurance, 

 and fox sense. 



While we must admit that an even, level, 

 sorty-looking pack, well balanced in size, color, 

 and markings, is pleasing to the eye, yet none 

 of these qualities can compare with those of 

 nose, speed, endurance and fox sense when it 

 comes to hunting foxes in America. We admit 

 that the English are far our superiors in breed- 

 ing, and had they for the past two hundred 

 years employed their ability and efforts to per- 

 fect hounds in the latter qualities, they would 

 undoubtedly have produced a hound that could 

 come to this country and eclipse any of our 

 hounds in the field instead of taking position 

 as second-raters, as they invariably do. 



The hunting in England does not call for 

 the possession of the same qualities as in 

 America. There the climatic and atmospheric 

 conditions are generally favorable especially in 



