2 2 Modern Dogs. 



along the lanes to the Downs, and, ascended them, 

 on to the Sheep Hanger Common. Towards the 

 summit we found ourselves on one side of a pretty 

 valley, which even under its wintry garb looked quite 

 charming, and afforded some idea of the beauty of 

 the locality when summer blooms. However, before 

 quite reaching the hilltop it was decided to give 

 Danger a trial. 



A man was selected for the purpose, and the 

 course he had to run was pointed out to him. The 

 thickly lying snow made locomotion very difficult, 

 and as even now there came a recurrence of the 

 storm, a comparatively short start was given. In 

 seven minutes from the time the man had set off, 

 Danger was laid on his track, and, picking up the 

 line in an instant, went away at a quick rate along the 

 hillside. We tried to run with the hound, but to do 

 this in the deep snow and keep Danger in sight was 

 impossible. After following him some six hundred 

 yards or so, we had to make our way to the tiny knot 

 of spectators on the hilltop, and once there saw that 

 he had lost the line, after running it well for some- 

 thing less than half a mile. In making a cast round, 

 he unfortunately struck the wind of the spectators, 

 and came back to them. Nor did he seem very 

 persevering in attempting to regain the scent, giving 

 us the idea that in previous trials he had not been 



