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and costs were imposed, or, failing the payment, a 

 month's imprisonment. 



Now, in the above case a comparatively untrained 

 puppy was found to be of great use ; and had it not 

 been for her the two men would never have been 

 caught. There is no doubt they were members of 

 the original gang, and had taken part in the capture 

 of the game for which they were convicted. 



The hound in question is one of our ordinary 

 bloodhounds, such as win prizes on the show bench. 

 She is by Chaucer ex Crony. Chaucer by champion 

 Bono, from Beppa, by Beckford out of Bianca. 

 Crony is by Dictator out of Dainty. Chaucer was 

 bred by Mr. E. Brough, and Crony by Mr. T. W. 

 Markland, whilst Mr. W. H. Cooper, of Hillmorton 

 Paddocks, near Rugby, bred the bitch who was the 

 heroine of the adventure. 



A rather funny episode comes to us from a recent 

 New York dog show, and it bears on the same 

 subject. A Yorkshire terrier was stolen, a man was 

 suspected, traced to the railway, where it was found 

 he had taken a ticket for Baltimore. A telegram 

 beat the train, and the fellow was arrested with the 

 dog in his possession. However, in the meantime, a 

 happy idea struck the lady superintendent of the 

 show (this is an innovation which has not reached us 

 yet), who put a bloodhound, called Queen of the 



