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by Mr. F. Lowe, who a few years ago spent some 

 time in Russia, will give an idea of the extent of 

 the kennels of the Borzoi hounds, and the value 

 placed upon them in their native country. He says : 

 " In the south of Russia, from which I have just 

 returned, I had the good fortune to be the guest of 

 a keen and well-known sportsman, Mr. Kalmoutzky, 

 who, since coming into the inheritance of a magnifi- 

 cent property of something like twenty square 

 miles, has built kennels which 1 should say are 

 not surpassed in any country — being very large 

 in size, and as near to perfection in detail as can 

 well be imagined. The lodging houses, numbering 

 three, are benched on two sides, and at each end 

 there is a room for a man ; three kennelmen being 

 allowed for each kennel, two of them on duty night 

 and day. This gives nine kennelmen to the kennels 

 and, with five other officials, the number of men 

 employed on it are fourteen. It is necessary to 

 have men in attendance at all times, as the wolf- 

 hounds are very quarrelsome, and terrible fighters. 

 Each kennel has a large yard of more than three- 

 quarters of an acre. In addition to the above, there 

 are commodious kennels for puppies (and these 

 buildings are heated with hot air), cooking houses, 

 and a hospital. There is telephone communication 

 from all the kennels to Mr. Kalmoutzky's house, 



