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ten minutes, during which time he traversed more 

 than three-fourths of the course. Then the first 

 hound, Mr. B. C. Knowles's Koodoo, was slipped. 

 He struck the line immediately, but lost it after going 

 about a hundred yards, and, casting round, struck 

 the wind of some of the spectators, and, failing to 

 persevere, was called up. 



Mr. W. J. Scott's Hebe III., a smart bitch, likewise 

 picked up the line quickly, and, running it a little too 

 much to windward, was at a loss for a moment. She 

 cast well, and without assistance struck the scent, 

 and kept it until she turned the corner at the planta- 

 tion and out of sight of the spectators. For a time 

 Hebe tried to regain the lost line, and looked like 

 doing so until catching the wind of a labourer, and 

 rather startling him by making his passing acquaint- 

 ance. She failed to finish her task. 



Mr. R. Hood Wright's well-known Hector II., 

 who had performed well at the trials in the grounds 

 of Warwick Castle two years before, and now nearly 

 eight years old, was, after the stipulated five 

 minutes, put upon the line. He did not start with 

 so much dash as the bitch had done, carried his 

 head nearer the ground, and ran the exact line the 

 quarry had taken. This he did well, and the manner 

 in which he leaped those railings the man had 

 climbed, and ran under those he had crept through, 



