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those we see now, and no doubt have a common 

 origin with the ordinary Eastern or Circassian grey- 

 hounds, occasionally met with in this country. But 

 the latter were usually smaller and less powerful 

 than their Russian relative. According to the 

 ''Kennel Club Stud Book" a class for "Russian 

 deerhounds " was provided at the National dog show 

 held at the Crystal Palace in 1871. This was not 

 the case, but a foreign variety class was composed 

 almost entirely of Russian hounds, and one of them, 

 Mr. S. T. Holland's Tom won the first prize. Lady 

 Emily Peel and Mr. Macdona were exhibitors at the 

 same show. 



It will be nearly thirty years since the Czar of 

 Russia presented the Prince of Wales with a couple 

 of his favourite hounds, Molodetz and Owdalzka. 

 These his Royal Highness exhibited on more than 

 one occasion, and bred from them likewise, Mr. 

 Macdona having presented to him one of the 

 puppies. History repeated itself when in 1895 

 H.R.H. the Princess of Wales was presented with 

 a splendid hound called Alex, from the Czar's 

 kennels, which has met with a considerable amount 

 of success at several leading shows. In 1872 Mr. 

 Taprell Holland showed an excellent hound in the 

 variety class at Birmingham, for which he obtained 

 a prize. Even before this, specimens of the 



