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in witli a fast pack and they will have their gal- 

 lop out in from one to two hours. They seem to 

 have all the courage necessary but not the speed. 

 Some will go after the first fox trail they ever 

 smell of and others you have to train to follow„ 



I think this difference largely between the 

 dog that is allowed to run at large and one raised 

 in a corral. One is fearful of everything, the 

 other fearless and full of self-confidence. Con- 

 fidence is worth much in both dog and man. So 

 many cannot run unless they have their noses 

 directly over the trail and have no driving in- 

 stinct. If they lose, the trail, go back and get it 

 and bring it up to where they lost it before. So 

 for several times, perhaps, before getting away, 

 the dog running all the time, Mr. Fox sitting 

 down waiting, resting. You never hear of such 

 dogs catching or holding a fox. They seem to be 

 Avilling but lack the tact and fox sense. 



I would say to breeders there are only a few 

 characteristics necessary for good foxhounds 

 and eyerj' breeder should see to this with 

 careful study and tests. First — Courage. Do 

 not breed a dog on either side that has not got it. 

 It will crop out to make joii ashamed of your 

 dog some time. Second — Speed. It is just as 

 natural for the lover of a chase to want to be 

 ahead, as for the lover of the horse race, but we 

 cannot all be so; often we find it easy to beat 



