244 HARE-HUNTING AND HARRIERS 



where a benevolent farmer had housed them for the 

 night. On their return journey they found and killed 

 a hare. Two were missing, Landsman and Wanderer. 

 We found Landsman about a month afterwards at 

 the Ross kennels. Wanderer, I hope, returned to his 

 original home." Landsman, it is to be noted, was 

 very keen on a fox, and if by accident they got on to 

 one, it was no easy matter to whip him off. In this 

 case it seems probable that the extreme keenness of 

 one harrier for fox led the whole pack into a grand 

 hunt, in which, however, they slipped their field and 

 had the fun entirely to themselves. Another harrier, 

 on the contrary, says Mr. Doyle, " would not go ten 

 yards on a fox. One such hound in a pack is a treasure 

 in a country like ours, saving one from all doubt." 



Of one of his harriers (the above-mentioned Wan- 

 derer) Mr. Doyle writes : " One of the best hounds 

 I ever had was a rough Welsh hound. He suddenly 

 turned up we knew not from where. He had rather 

 humpy shoulders, but was otherwise very well made, 

 with better legs and feet than the generality of his 

 breed. He had a rare nose and a lovely voice, and 

 hunted hare or fox with perfect impartiality. He 

 had, too, a mysterious knack of anticipating — almost 

 always correctly — a hare's doubles, and, when he got 

 older, and somewhat slow, cutting off corners." One 

 wonders if this good Welsh hound ever found his way 

 to his own kennels after the memorable fox-hunt above 

 referred to. Perhaps he thought he had then done 

 enough for the Crickhowell, and did, in fact, betake 

 himself to his old quarters. 



I confess to a partiality for Welsh hounds. They 

 are seldom bad ones. Some years ago the Pytchley 

 Hunt had curiously enough, a couple of these rough 

 hounds running with the pack. They were wonderful 



