90 Modern Dogs. 



in Westmorland and in Durham, finding their hares 

 in a rough country, and without assistance, chasing 

 and killing them, sometimes after a three hours' run. 

 So far as hunting the hare on foot is concerned, 

 the most enjoyable part, to my mind, was when 

 the meet took place at, say, eight o'clock in the 

 morning. The scent or line of a hare was struck. 

 This the hounds would slowly work out, and perhaps 

 occupy the greater part of an hour in what was 

 called the quest. Puss was in fact hunted fairly to 

 her " form," or " seat," was then " so-hoed," and, 

 after a ringing run, which all enjoyed, was killed 

 in the open or on the road. Such hunting is seldom 

 seen nowadays, when the meet is at 1 1 o'clock. 

 The hare is roused from her " seat," and if the fast 

 hounds, hurried on by excited horsemen, do not 

 rush into her straight away, the run seldom lasts 

 half-an-hour. 



