The Bloodhound. 31 



Mrs. Danger's Jaff was absent, and Mr. E. Brough's 

 Blueberry strangely refused to run, though what we 

 saw of her work on Monday proved her an excellent 

 bitch, and her owner considered her about his best. 

 Mr. Brough's Barnaby, mentioned earlier on, went 

 quicker along the line the runner had taken than 

 Hector had done, and, like him, cleared or went 

 under the railings according to the mode the quarry 

 had adopted. Just before reaching the plantation 

 Barnaby lost the scent, but cast to the right and left 

 until it was struck again. He, too, was a consider- 

 able time out of sight behind the plantation, but on 

 reappearing in the road he was running the line of 

 the man, which he continued much as Mr. Wright's 

 hound had done, failing to quite come up to the 

 winning post for similar reasons. 



Dr. Hales Parry's Primate was absent, so the 

 end of the stake was reached, there being four of 

 the nine entries that failed to meet their engagement. 

 The judges awarded the prizes as follows : First, 

 Mr. R. H. Wright's Hector II. ; second, Mr. E. 

 Brough's Barnaby; third, Mr. W. J. Scott's Hebe 

 HI.; the fourth, of course, being withheld. There 

 was little to choose between the first two, for both 

 ran excellent trials, considering the unfavourable 

 surroundings, and afforded ample proof, even to the 

 incredulous, that the bloodhound will hunt a man 



