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which originally appeared in the Field in 1872), where 

 they have been useful in hunting both wild deer and 

 wild boar, and in crossing with many French varieties 

 of the hound. 



Prior to this, Mr. Selby Lowndes had several 

 couples of bloodhounds in Whaddon Chase, where 

 occasionally they had a run after deer. One of his 

 hounds, named Gamester, bore a great reputation as 

 a man-hunter, and on more than one occasion was 

 useful in capturing thieves. This hound appears to 

 have been a waif from some other kennel, for he was 

 purchased from a hawker for ;^io, the latter using 

 him as a protection, and to run under his van. 



Then it is said, bloodhounds have been owned by 

 the verderers in connection with the New Forest in 

 Hampshire, but they were known as Talbots, and 

 most of them were smaller than our modern hounds. 

 Mr. T. Nevill had a small pack at Chilland, near 

 Winchester, dark coloured hounds — black St. 

 Hubert's they were called. A well-known writer in 

 B ally's Magazine, gives a long description of them. 

 It was said they would hunt anything, from " the 

 jackal and the lordly stag, to the water-rat and such 

 ' small deer.' " However, of late, bloodhounds have 

 not proved so satisfactory as foxhounds for hunting 

 deer, but, as stated further on, Mr. C. H. Wilson, 

 master of the Oxenholme staghounds, is using the 



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