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fawn (no white should be shown but on just the tip of the stern) ; 

 the tongue loud, long, deep, and melodious ; and the temper 

 courageous and irascible, but remarkably forgiving, and immensely 

 susceptible of kindness. Nevertheless, we have reason to believe 

 that Mr. Berkeley, on more than one occasion, has had to run from 

 " Druid " when his blood was up. (See Frontispiece for portrait of 

 " Druid.") 



According to Mr. Apperley, the Duke of Bedford possessed some 

 fine sj^ecimens of the modern bloodhound fifteen years ago, and 

 the Lords Yarborough and Fitzwilliam were also famous ; the latter 

 nobleman's " Bellman " being as well known for stud purposes as 

 Mr. Osbaldiston's " Furrier " among foxhounds. He observes, with 

 great probability of correctness, that the bloodhound is identical 

 with the old southern harehound, now almost extinct in England, 

 both being remarkable for adhering: to the scent of the animal on 

 which they are first laid. Mr. Jennings of London also possesses 

 a fine breed of the bloodhound. 



THE STAGHOUND. 



The old English true staghound, which is now nearly if not quite 

 extinct, resembles the bloodhound, but has a lighter cross, probably 

 with the greyhound, and therefore somewhat approaches to the 

 modern lurcher in formation of bod}', with the head of a southern 

 hound. I believe there were till very lately some of these, nearly 

 thorough-bred, in the pack of the Devon and Somerset staghounds> 



