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field. Having seen these hounds after they came mto 

 the possession of Mr. Horlock I can form a tolerably 

 accurate idea of their appearance : they were on a very 

 large scale, though I have reason to believe Mr. Horlock 

 had improved them considerably in that respect; that 

 is to say he had reduced the standard, and bred them 

 finer. The blood is dispersed throughout several 

 kennels of the present day, and it may be pretty 

 generally distinguished. 



