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Staffordshire about 1876, Mr. Broagh's hounds have 

 " run mute," whether hunting together or separately ; 

 but, working them with a noisy basset, they were 

 tempted or encouraged to throw their voices, as they 

 now do when hunting in company. Of course, blood- 

 hounds vary in their voices, some being much more 

 free in their use than others, and a bitch of Mr. 

 Brough's called Brilliant was so fond of using hers, 

 that, when running the line, she every now and then 

 stopped, sat down for a few seconds, and poured 

 forth the most charming melody, which she evidently 

 enjoyed. 



The trials arranged by the Kennel Club in 1889 

 were advertised to take place on the racecourse 

 adjoining the Alexandra Palace on Wednesday morn- 

 ing, at 10.30. As it happened, when that hour was 

 reached, the only one of the three judges present was 

 Colonel Starkie, who a little later was joined by Lord 

 Alfred Fitzroy. Then snow began to fall, few of the 

 stewards were in the dog show, and the prospects 

 seemed to favour an abandonment of the trials 

 altogether. Up to 11.30 o'clock nothing had been 

 decided upon, so Mr. Craven, with his couple of 

 entered hounds, went home. Next it was officially 

 stated that a decision would be come to at twenty 

 minutes to one, and it was then resolved to hold the 

 trials. The snow had by this time given place to 



