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there are hound shows, and hard riders on blood 

 horses ; you cannot cross a Welsh hound (rough) 

 with an English hound (smooth) to make a picture. 

 The Welsh hound is a more determined worker, 

 which remark will also apply to hounds in the moun- 

 tainous countries of the north of England, such as 

 Cumberland ; both parts of the country claiming 

 that they can hunt a fox until darkness, when a peg 

 has been put in the ground where they have been 

 called off, and the hounds taken to the spot early 

 next morning again to continue the run. I am 

 writing of some thirty years ago, when daybreak 

 was the time for the meet, which is not the case in 

 these indulgent days. The W^elsh hound is 

 especially a good hunter along a road, over a plough, 

 and even on heavy snow\ I have had some really 

 good hare hunting on the mountains. The Welsh 

 hound has plenty of music, which is very cheery, 

 and essential in hilly and woodland countries, and 

 without which the hounds would often be lost for the 

 remainder of the day. The Welsh hound may be 

 more shy, when brought into England, than the 

 English hound, which might be accounted for thus : 

 In Wales the fields are small, counted by their tens, 

 while in England they are counted by their scores. 

 At home I do not consider it has this fault. The 

 Welsh hound is not so fast as the English hound, 



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