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window sill of a cottage. Instances are re- 

 corded of foxes taking refuge in chimneys, and 

 Ivord Willoughby de Broke, in the Badminton 

 Magazine, tells of a fox which ran into a stable- 

 yard, climbed on the roof, and ensconced himself 

 among the works of the stable clock. 



Some time ago, there was a good deal of dis- 

 cussion re hounds running from scent to view. 

 Various opinions were expressed, one of which was 

 to the effect that hounds do not see their fox 

 until they practically have their teeth into him. 

 From this view I must certainly beg to differ. 

 On the fells one often gets a panoramic view of the 

 chase, and it is possible to keep close watch on 

 the movements of both fox and hounds. On 

 many occasions it has been perfectly obvious that 

 hounds viewed their fox for some distance prior 

 to overhauling him. When hounds are about to 

 run from scent to view, they know very well that 

 their fox is close in front of them, and I think 

 they naturally look for a moving object, when 

 they make their final spurt. If however, a fox 

 lies down, hounds are apt to flash over him, for 

 they are then still running by scent, and in their 

 eagerness fail to see his motionless form. 



A hound's vision is much more acute at picking 

 up a moving object than a stationary one. A 

 hound which I walked for a fell pack, had a habit, 

 after a fox had been run to ground, of taking up 

 his stand on the hill side well above the earth. 

 The instant the fox bolted, the hound was away, 

 running parallel with and above his fox, and there 

 was not the slightest doubt that he could see it 

 below him. 



On a real good scenting day, when scent is 

 " breast high," hounds are likely to view their 

 beaten fox from a greater distance than when 



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