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three miles of Invergarry House, and was traced 

 that night to the Glenmoriston. At dusk, in the 

 evening, the stalkers placed a stone on each side of 

 the last fresh print of his hoof, and another over it ; 

 and this they did each night following. On the 

 succeeding morning they removed the upper stone, 

 when the dog recovered the scent, and the deer was 

 that day hunted over a great part of the Glenmoriston 

 ground. On the third day it was retraced on to 

 Glengarry, where a shot at close quarters brought 

 the unprecedented drag to a conclusion. 



When hunting, the deerhound runs mute, as he 

 does when coursing, but when the stag is brought 

 to bay, the hound opens, and by his "baying" or 

 barking, attracts his master to the spot, where, 

 maybe, in some pool, with a steep rock at his 

 back, the noble monarch of the glen bids defiance 

 to his foes. 



In puppyhood, the deerhound is delicate, and 

 difficult to rear, that scourge known as distemper 

 carrying him off in large numbers. This is, no 

 doubt, owing to continued inbreeding, but with our 

 increasing knowledge of canine ailments, and some 

 slight introduction of fresh blood, which may 

 perhaps come through the Irish wolfhound and his 

 Great Dane cross, the mortality is decreasing. 



During 1892 a club to look after the welfare of 



