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as he has. His head is well set on, and he should 

 at no distant date make a valuable sire. 



We thought the puppies a very level lot when 

 they were all together, and we seldom see so 

 much strength and quality combined. We re- 

 marked that they were rather on the big side, 

 but Captain Johnstone informed us that big 

 powerful hounds suited the country best, and that 

 plenty of size and plenty of cry were qualities 

 which could not be done without. That the pack 

 can go fast and far there is no doubt, and a man 

 has to be well mounted if he can live with them 

 either on the moors or in the more open country 

 in the neighbourhood of the Kennels and Howe 

 Bridge. 



Of the stallion hounds Racer, by Koman out 

 of Merry Lass, is a good-looking hound with a 

 particularly good nose and plenty of tongue. He 

 has been used both in the Cotswold Kennels and 

 Lord Fitzhardinge's, but Capt. Johnstone has 

 not used him much as he has rather too much 

 of the blood in the kennel. His sire, Koman, 

 was sent into the Bedale country, where he be- 

 came an especial favourite, his fine nose and close 

 hunting often putting them right on a cold scent- 

 ing day. Tapster, by Mr. Chaplin's Tapster out 

 of Guilty, is a powerful hound with good legs and 

 feet, and is a good dog in his work. He was 

 used last season for the first time. Glancer, by 

 Lord Middleton's Gallant, a favourite hound at 



