S8 Otters and Otter-Hunting. 



the seats of which hinge down so that hounds may 

 be carried in it, while it can be used for other pur- 

 poses when the seats, carpet, and cushions are re- 

 placed. The price of this vehicle complete is ;£6o. 



A covered van, designed by myself, in two com- 

 partments — one forming a lodging-room for hounds, 

 the other (and smaller) containing sleeping berths 

 for two men, with accommodation for stores, medi- 

 cines, small stove and boiler, and arrangements for 

 carrying feeding-troughs and all requisites for 

 'Mying-out " for a lengthy period away from 

 kennels — is estimated for by the Bristol Wagon Co. 

 at approximately loo guineas. With such a van 

 complete independence of local hospitality or in- 

 different inn accommodation is attained. The van is 

 almost a " home from home " for hounds, who may 

 be made as comfortable there as in their own kennels. 



For particulars of caravans suitable for the 

 Master of a travelling pack and his friends I must 

 refer my readers to my '' Book of the Caravan," 

 published by Mr. L. Upcott Gill, in which full 

 details are given of caravans for sporting purposes. 



A useful adjunct to kennels is a two-wheeled 

 float, furnished with roller, ropes, and apparatus for 

 loading and removing the bodies of dead horses 

 from the places in which they have died to the 

 kennel '' larder." 



Whatever the findings of the Committee appointed 



