FOX HUNTING. I23 



There should be harmony in the pack, and it 

 should be composed of well-bred hounds of equal 

 energy, steadiness, endurance, and fleetness of 

 foot. A pack of ten or fifteen hounds of this 

 character will give better results and satisfaction 

 than a pack of twenty-five or forty hounds not well 

 selected. They may require harder riding to keep 

 in with, but the rider is not confused by the cry 

 of straggling hounds. 



LOCATION OF KENNELS. 



The kennels are still on the lot on the west 

 side of the Providence road from the club house, 

 a part of the hotel property. The lot, besides 

 being shaded by a fine chestnut grove, commands 

 a beautiful and extensive view of the valley of the 

 Crum. The lot, as now enclosed with its high 

 board fence and race track, was originally fitted 

 up for the Delaware County Agricultural Society 

 exhibitions, in about 1865 (the Delaware County 

 Institute of Science building, erected in 1837, and 

 so used here until 1867, being located near it), and 

 the annual autumn exhibitions of the society were 

 held on this lot, using the Institute building for 

 the exhibitions of contributions of handiwork by 

 ladies, and of fruit, flowers, vegetables, seeds, etc. 

 The track was used for exhibitions of trotting 

 contests, with some running races. The outbreak 



