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by the way, a Government reward for the destruction of every 

 wolf, but this seems to have Httle effect on their numbers. 



Fox. Foxes are common enough in Spain, but are, as 



already mentioned, hunted only by the Calpe pack at Gibraltar. 



There are three packs of hounds in Spain, the Calpe foxhounds at Gibraltar and two 

 packs of harriers at Madrid, one a subscription pack, under the Sociedad de Caza, the 

 president being the Duke de Alba, and the other hunted by the Marquis de Larios. The 



THE CALPE HOUNDS ON THE FERRY 



Calpe hounds are the only foxhounds. Their origin is rather doubtful, but they are 

 traced back to 1814, when a club was constituted under the name of "Civil Hunt," 

 wearing a blue uniform and silver buttons, the hounds being then housed at San Roque, 

 about six miles from Gibraltar. At first the hunt was entire!^ composed of civilians ; 

 but some years later, when most of the original members had ceased to belong, and 

 military men had been admitted in large numbers, the management gradually fell into 

 the hands of the officers of the garrison, the uniform being then changed to scarlet, and 



