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neither stout, nor wily ; but of course there are 

 no hard and fast rules, and much depends upon 

 the circumstances at the time. 



Q. Does the quality of the food affect the 

 endurance of hares ? 



A. Undoubtedly it does, and when hares are 

 constantly feeding on luscious grass or clover 

 they cannot run as well as when the same is 

 drier, with less sap in it. This may be looked 

 for with the approach of autumn, especially after 

 the occurrence of a few frosty nights, which 

 check the growth of the grass, and send the sap 

 back to the roots. Hares, it may be noted, seldom 

 touch turnips if they have plenty of other food, 

 until winter arrives, and keen frosts set in. 



Q. Do any harrier packs wear other colour 

 than green as a hunt uniform ? 



A. Scarlet is also very occasionally worn, 

 notably by the Craven Harriers, no foxhounds 

 hunting that district. 



With reference to the sport to be obtained 

 with harriers, no doubt an open country is much 

 to be desired, and the wilder the country the 

 better, though first-rate runs are often obtained 

 where the conditions are exactly the opposite. A 

 letter from Mr. Elsey gives such a vivid account 

 of hare-hunting on the Lincolnshire wolds that 

 I am glad to record it as typical of the sport in 

 general, and more especially of that part in 

 particular : — 



" For the last two seasons my brother "Will has 

 kept a pack of beagles, medium size, and rare 

 sport indeed we have had with them ; my nephew 

 Charlie hunts them on foot. 



" The beagles seem generally able to run well ; 



