242 HARE-HUNTING 



has taken many years to bring up to its present 

 high standard. The harrier's looks were no 

 doubt neglected, and we cannot now hope to 

 build up a perfect animal in a day. Do not let 

 us lose a fraction of that strong sense of smell 

 in a hurried attempt to improve his appearance. 



Besides the old English harrier I have already 

 mentioned, there are still packs in different parts 

 of the country that retain the characteristics of 

 the ancient blood from which they are descended. 

 Scattered about in various localities the Welsh 

 harrier still exists, and is very nearly related to 

 the foxhound of that country. Devonshire also 

 claims a breed of her own, and in the southern 

 counties are harriers that are undoubtedly de- 

 scendants of what was called the southern hound. 

 Then amongst the Cumberland folk there remain 

 a few of the breed which were peculiar to the 

 north. At the time when fox-hunting suddenly 

 came into fashion, there was probably in the 

 midlands a mixture of these different sorts, but 

 the increasing popularity of the new sport drove 

 the hare-hunter into out-of-the-way corners of 

 England, where they still may be found. 



I must confess that I am too much of a fox- 



