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inches is a size big enough for any pack to be followed 

 on foot if it is only good enough. A country that is 

 chiefly plough or one that is intersected by deep drains, 

 naturally require bigger and stronger hounds than where 

 pasture predominates. 



Hounds must be sufficiently big and stout when in 

 condition to tire a hare, but as far as pleasure in following 

 goes the smaller they are the better, provided they can 

 only accomplish a kill at least in every third attempt. 

 The pack " in blood," one that has been killing pretty 

 regularly, will require httle assistance from the hunts- 

 man, but small hounds that have been deprived through 

 ill-luck or other causes from catching their hares for 

 several successive days, must be encouraged and 

 assisted in the closing stages of a run. The man who 

 hunts them will then have to use all his hunting skill 

 and be prepared to run hard if the desired end is to be 

 attained. Hounds at this stage may be just as keen and 

 hunt as well as at the beginning, but they fail in pushing 

 on with the eager keenness which is characteristic of a 

 consistently successful pack on a tired hare. The 

 hounds that have not killed with average regularity, 

 welcome the scent of a fresh hare, and are, therefore, 

 more Hable to change. 



How often has the hare-hunter been foiled by a change 

 at the last moment ! Where hares are numerous it is 

 always Hable to occur, but even when they are thinly 

 scattered the hunted one, when getting tired will seek 

 the form of a friend, pushing out the tenant and taking 

 her place. The result is that hounds carry on with the 

 fresh hare, often treading on their original quarry in 

 passing, and the huntsman discovers when too late that 

 the animal he is running is still comparatively fresh. 

 This is a very heart-breaking incident, but it cannot be 

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