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his voice in many cases resembles the full luscious 

 tones of the bloodhound more than the keener ring 

 of the foxhound. Some twenty years or so ago, 

 Mr. J. C. Carrick, of Carlisle, was desirous of 

 getting a new cross into his hounds, and, with 

 that intention, obtained a hound a southern hound 

 it was called from the Western States of America. 

 No pedigree could be obtained, but it was a 

 particularly handsome animal, and more like the 

 picture of the southern hound in Youatt's book on 

 the dog than anything I ever saw. Mr. Carrick 

 was afraid of the fresh blood, so the Virginian 

 importation did good duty on the show bench in the 

 variety classes instead of demoralising the blood 

 of hounds that was quite as pure as that of any 

 other variety of the dog. 



I forget who recommended a cross between a 

 bulldog, an Irish water spaniel, and a mastiff, as 

 the most likely way to produce otter hounds. 

 Certainly an ingenious idea, and worthy of the 

 writer, who thus easily got out of a difficulty 

 which more learned men than he had failed to solve. 

 We have the otter hound, let that suffice, and let his 

 valued strain be perpetuated, and the popular masters 

 of our packs long continue to give the best of all 

 sport to those somewhat impecunious individuals 

 who are not provided with the means to keep a hunter 



