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inn-stables or a barn. Hounds never do so well in 

 such quarters as when they are at home, and where 

 hounds are quarrelsome "lying out" is provoca- 

 tive of fights. 



Otter-hunting has always been a more or less 

 gypsy-like pursuit, and the employment of caravans 

 is, as much now as ever, advantageous to the pursuit 

 of the sport. With two caravans — one fitted as a 

 living- and sleeping-wagon for the staff, the other 

 forming a travelling-van and lodging-room for 

 hounds, with a separate compartment in which a 

 small stove, boiler, and store-cupboards are installed 

 — the pack may be carried about the country with 

 a minimum of discomfort and inconvenience, and 

 at the end of a day's hunting the caravans may be 

 found close at hand, and a long and tiresome journey 

 thus saved both hounds and men. 



Hound-vans are of different types, and can be 

 obtained from such a firm as the Bristol Wagon Co. 

 at prices ranging from ;£45 for a covered van of the 

 wagonette type, with hinged seats, as illustrated 

 (Plate facing page 80). The cover is removable, the 

 front and back are close-boarded and fitted with 

 ventilation louvres, the body is 6ft. long by 3ft. 6in. 

 wide inside, varnished on the natural wood, and 

 the van is fitted with shafts, pole, lamps, and brake. 



The above-named firm also make a small open 

 brake, 4ft. 4in. by 3ft. 4in. inside measurements, 



