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came thither from all parts of the country and bid keenly 

 for the various lots put up for auction. Twenty-four 

 couples of entered hounds realised 1625 gs. (67I gs. a 

 couple), and eight and a half couples of unentered 

 hounds 335 gs. (39I gs. a couple). Lord Lonsdale 

 bought three lots of three couples each at 380 gs., 

 350 gs., and 300 gs. respectively, besides giving 

 170 gs. and 100 gs. for two lots of three couples of 

 unentered hounds. Then on October 24 Mr. Brun- 

 skill's foxhounds were sold at Totnes, when twenty-six 

 and a half couples and eight couples of puppies, selected 

 from Lord Coventry's, the Blackmore Vale, Heythrop, 

 and Worcestershire kennels, realised 236 gs. 



Up to the middle of May in the next season no hound 

 sale was held, but on the 17th of that month, on a very 

 unpleasant day. Sir Edward Kerrison's establishment 

 was dispersed, when forty-three and a half couples 

 changed hands for 755 gs., or a little under 17 gs. a 

 couple. Sir D. Roche paying 120 gs. for three couples 

 of dog hounds. When Mr. J. H. Arkwright resigned 

 the North Herefordshire the hounds were brought to 

 the hammer at the White Cross kennels on May 20, 

 1874, on which occasion thirty-four couples realised 

 700 gs., and Mr. Rigden bid 105 gs. for three couples. 



On 14 April, 1875, Mr. Humphreys sold at the Horse 

 Repository, Cheltenham, draft hounds belonging to 

 Lord Fitzhardinge and Captain A. H. Sumner of the 

 Cotswold, the former sending twenty-seven couples of 

 unentered hounds, for which 307 gs. were bid, Mr. 

 Corbet paying 27 gs. for one couple and 14 gs. for two 

 couples of working hounds. Captain Sumner obtained 

 48I gs. for eleven and a half couples, and 12 gs. for four 

 couples of working hounds, Mr. Roote giving 12 gs. for 

 one couple of unentered hounds. In the following May 



