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been placed ho?^s de combat had she run over the 

 hills and rocks surrounding Rydal Hall. Trail 

 hunting is a common amusement in the north, and 

 good hounds for the purpose are of great value. 

 About four years ago there died a noted trail hound 

 named Mounter, a Lancashire dog, who during his 

 career had won ninety-seven first prizes at such 

 meetings, many of them of considerable value. At 

 the present time trail hunting is gaining in popularity 

 in the north of England, where it is encouraged by 

 the squires and others, who in many cases keep crack 

 hounds of their own, and in others subscribe hand- 

 somely for the prizes which are offered periodically. 

 One of the features at Grasmere (Westmorland) 

 sports, usually held in August, is the trail hunt, and 

 early in the season one of equal note is held dur- 

 ing Cartmel (Lancashire) races, and affords more 

 pleasure to the natives than do the galloping horses. 



Perhaps the following letter from the Field with 

 regard to the pace of hounds may not be without 

 interest : '' This subject has interested me a good 

 deal during the past twelve months, for the following 

 reasons : We have in this part of the country, as 

 you probably know, a number of ' hound trails,' the 

 most important of which — our dog Derby — takes 

 place at the celebrated Grasmere sports. 



"In August, 1894, ^ purchased a trail hound 



