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hound kennels ; but though these take very quickly 

 to the work of hunting the hare, they cannot be 

 described as so well suited to the purpose as a 

 hound bred from hare-hunting parents. They 

 naturally fling forward a little too much, and have 

 the appearance of overmatching the quarry they hunt ; 

 though this is perhaps rather more so in appearance 

 than in fact, for it is extraordinary how a good hare 

 will get away from hounds which look, at any rate, as 

 if they ought to catch her without much trouble. 1 o 

 sum up this vexed question of foxhound blood, it 

 may be said that most of the best and smartest packs 

 of harriers of the present day have a foxhound cross 

 in them, and are all the better for it ; but it is not now 

 necessary to go direct to foxhound kennels for any 

 more, as there are plenty of hounds available for 

 breeding purposes which leave little to be desired in 

 the way of make and shape, and, moreover, are de- 

 scended from genuine hare-hunting parents. 



If the intending master of harriers wishes to lay 

 the foundation of a good pack which he hopes to go 

 on with for some time, the most satisfactory way of 

 proceeding will be — he having, in the first place, made 

 up his mind as to the size of hound he wants— to 

 buy a pack, if there should happen to be a really good 

 one in the market, or to buy, if not the lot, as many of 



