DECAY OF RACE. 363 



has a decided advantage when slipped at a deer in such a 

 situation. 



It must be a subject of regret to the sportsman and na- 

 turalist that this noble race of dogs is fast dying away, and 

 will, in the course of a few years, inevitably become 

 extinct, unless some extraordinary exertions are made on 

 the part of those who are still possessed of the few that 

 remain. 



Should they once be lost, it is difficult to imagine how 

 any race of dogs can again be produced possessing such a 

 combination of qualities. 



