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so as to enable the tail of the pack to come up ; but 

 whether or no ' rounding ' diminishes the sensitive- 

 ness of the organ of hearing, I am not prepared to 

 say. It is, however, admitted by physiologists that 

 .he external ear aids by the sense of hearing, and as 

 this large folding ear is confined to hounds hunting 

 in packs, which, as above remarked, depend upon 

 hearing or co-operation, it is reasonable to suppose 

 that the hound's large ear is given to him to aid this 

 kind of hunting ; and, if so, it is by no means clear 

 that ' rounding ' is an unmixed good." 



Foxhounds on the bench of ordinary dog shows 

 are more a rarity than otherwise, though, whenever 

 they do appear in such an odd position, always prove 

 an attraction. In Yorkshire some attention was 

 given to special exhibitions of foxhounds about 

 twenty-five years ago, but they never appeared to 

 quite take hold of the Tykes, and were allowed to 

 lapse, the last of them being a large gathering that 

 took place on Knavesmire, in 1877. Following this 

 came the establishment at Peterborough, that is 

 held in June, and it has so grown under its excellent 

 management, that it now must be recognised as one 

 of the institutions of our land. At Peterborough 

 Hound Show, Masters, Huntsmen, and Whips, meet 

 as on a common threshold, and they talk of their 

 prospects, admire the hounds, and criticise the 



