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meant that the shoe soles of the man actino- as 

 quarry had been rubbed with horseflesh, the only 

 material at hand for the purpose. As a fact, the 

 second stake never ought to have been arranged, 

 and it is by no means to the credit of a bloodhound 

 that he should require such assistance ; the status 

 of the trials was thus reduced to the commonplace 

 '^ hound dog " trails, so popular in the rural districts 

 of the North of England. As matters progressed, 

 the bloodhounds actually hunted the clean boot 

 better than they did the soiled one, and we would 

 suggest that in future, when the '' not clean boot " 

 is to be run, terriers rather than bloodhounds should 

 be utilised for the work. 



However, in due course one of the keepers out of 

 the show was despatched as quarry, with a start of 

 ten minutes, during which time he traversed more 

 than three-fourths of the course. Then the first 

 hound, Mr. B. C. Knowles's Koodoo, was slipped. 

 She struck the line immediately, but lost it after 

 going about a hundred yards, and, casting round, 

 hit the scent of some of the spectators, and, failing 

 to persevere, was called up. 



Mr. W. J. Scott's Hebe HI., a smart bitch, Hke- 

 wise picked up the line quickly, and, running it a 

 little too much to windward, was at a loss for a 

 moment. She cast well, and without assistance 



