THE FELL HOUNDS 49 



Warwickshire, the Radnorshu'e, and the Blen- 

 cathra. 



The Warwickshire hound is of the fashionable 

 type, and we will suppose his show value, in com- 

 petition on the flags, is 100 points. The Radnor- 

 shire hound under the same conditions will be 

 judged at say, 50 points, while the Blencathra 

 hound cannot be allowed more than 25 points. 



The financial value of these hounds would show 

 an equally remarkable difference. If we credit 

 the Warwickshire winner as worth 90 guineas, the 

 Radnorshire hound will fetch perhaps 20 guineas, 

 while the Blencathra representative we can set 

 down for a sum of 3 guineas. 



Examuiing their utility value in the same way, 

 the Warwickshire hound may take the field four 

 daj^s a fortnight. He ma}^ continue to run up till 

 his fifth or sixth season. The Radnorshire hound 

 can, if required, do his five days a fortnight, and 

 will probably be a runner-up until his seventh 

 season. The Blencathra hound will come out 

 three, if not four, days per week, and he has been 

 known to do even more than this, whilst he will 

 continue to run up till his ninth or tenth season, 

 barring accidents amongst the crags. 



The above comparisons tend to show how little 

 real encouragement is held out to a modern Master 

 of hounds to breed for utiMty and sport instead of 

 exclusive type and consequent financial value. 



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