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however, are generally long ones. With such a 

 wide country there i.s sure to be at times a 

 scarcity of hunting at one side of it, and 

 taking this into consideration, Sir Charles Legard 

 established a pack of harriers in 1882. Although 

 it is only seven years since they were established, 

 they have earned for themselves a very high 

 reputation, and indeed they were not long in 

 making a name. 



The wold hares are very stout and take a lot 

 of catching, and it was well thought on by Sir 

 Charles to pursue them with hound and horn 

 instead of bringing them to hand with an ounce 

 of No. 6. The country reaches from West 

 Heslerton to the sea, and is about thirteen miles 

 in length. Large fields often turn out to meet 

 them, especially when they are within easy 

 reach of Scarborough, where a strong contingent 

 from Lord Middleton's and the Hon. Captain 

 Johnstone's hunts turn up. 



The hounds are small foxhound bitches, princi- 

 pally from Lord Middleton's, The Bramham, 

 Capt. Johnstone's, and the York and Ainsty 

 kennels. The full strength of the pack is 20^ 

 couples ; and this year a small litter of puppies 

 has been entered. Sir Charles has not bred many 

 hounds, and has kept up the strength of his pack 

 by the purchase of drafts from the neighbouring 

 kennels. The puppies this year are Thrifty, 

 Freedom, Wildfire, and Wilful, by the Holderness 



