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rather than fox-hunters would not have 

 abandoned the dwarf fox-hound type for 

 that which was properly regarded as pure 

 harrier. It is more than doubtful if harriers 

 ought to be more than eighteen inches high ; 

 and beagles, for following on foot, should 

 not exceed fourteen inches. 



Certainly hare-hunting affords the greatest 

 scope for the huntsman's craft and the finest 

 exhibition of hound work. The hare is 

 really a much more rus animal than the fox ; 

 she can steal away better, and, once started, 

 there is no end to her wiles and dodges. 

 She runs craftily and cunningly, doubling 

 back on her own foil, pricking her way 

 down watery furrows, or lobbing along the 

 high road. She will "squat" or "clap" 

 just as hounds are carrying a head, or 



