THE AMERICAN FOXHOUND 



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Birdsong insisted that they be known as the "Henry l^-nds/^ 



they have been called indiscriminately the "July honnd. 



The sportsmen of Georgia will pardon us for expressing the 

 optaL'that the name "Jnly" should never have ^-n suhsti 

 /i. ^ 4^^v ''-Rirfl^oTiff " We are aware of the fact that a great 

 difference of SSon exisid among the sportsmen of Georgia as 

 to^he relative merits of the dogs after the crossing of them on 

 tothereiati ^^^^ ^^^.^^^^ Birdsong dogs 



^, no3: ol J^ly lu them unless tlirough the original 

 importation of the the dogs Mountain and Muse. 



We owned and hunted the get of both Longstreet and July 

 and have our opinion of the relative merits of their produce, 

 'irearly 'fifties General Maupin and his «ends^mp^ted 

 many dogs from South Carolina, Virginia and Maryland, 

 Tptlg no expense to imp-ve their stock In o^hey im- 



Tr:L TLl "Tennessee -^^ ^^^ j^ , -^S; 



rgr"sp"/t : ?;irctssrtirptious nfpor^ 



tTonrpr Iced Jdog which has justly become famou^ and 

 was known as the "Maupin" dog. Thisst^m has been pre 

 served and bred with great care by W. S. ^^^''J\^^°'^^^ 

 Ga^rd county, Ky., and are known to-day as the Walker dogs. 



THE JULY STRAIN. 

 By W. H. Uuttrell, Waverly Hall, Oa. 



Tn tliis history of the July fodiounds, dating from their intro- 

 du^ti^ in Sia. I shall'give what information I have, with 

 as little comment as possible. ^^i,,,/i hack in 



These dogs were brought to Georgia from Maryland, back m 

 thfrixties^ by Mr. MUes a Harns, of H nco- 



^f^-tSXr 5 — fr; Tfn 4--n Of -un^ 

 Sterling^ Ky., w.0 XtL^^^^Z ^^^uf:^^! ^■ 

 farf^fXt Mr. 'Cfwas wealthy, and a fox-hunter of 



