TO MASTERS OF HOUNDS 



two-seasoned hunters, who will begin forty- 

 times wilder than the young ones. Breed 

 your hounds with good legs and feet, and 

 they will not take much harm, and if you 

 do screw up a few old cub-hunting horses, 

 what matter? 



In breeding your hounds make up your 

 mind what sort you like and stick to that 

 sort. If you like Welsh hounds (of which 

 I have little knowledge) breed Welsh 

 hounds and have a Welsh pack; but if 

 you prefer English hounds, try to breed 

 them as good-looking as possible. In the 

 Midlands I am quite certain that the best 

 sort to aim at are the best-looking. I do 

 not mean the largest-boned animals — they 

 do not have to carry weight — nor do I 



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