EARLY HISTORY OF FOXHUNTING ir 



commencement of the eighteenth century no 

 distinct breed of foxhound existed. Hounds 

 were kept to hunt deer, hares, foxes, martens, 

 or otters, as occasion might offer. We are 

 expressly told in the work already quoted 

 that "there are in England and Scotland two 

 kinds of Hunting Dogs, and nowhere else in 

 all the world. The first kind is called * Ane 

 Rache ' and this is a foot scenting creature 

 of all wild beasts, birds and fishes also. 

 The second is called in Scotland a 

 ' Sluth Hound,' being a little greater than 

 the Hunting hound." We are also told that 

 " The best way of entering hounds is at the 

 Hare, for thereby they will learn all doubles 

 and turns, and better know the Halloo and 

 will be tender nosed and better scented, 

 by using the beaten Ways and Champion 

 Grounds." 



The following is a description of the old 

 English hound by Whittaker in the beginning 

 of the eighteenth century : — 



" This valuable Hound is distinguished 

 by its great size and strength. Its body is 

 long, its chest deep, its ears long and sweep- 

 ing, and the tone of its voice peculiarly deep 

 and mellow. From the particular form of its 

 organs, it is endued with the most exquisite 

 sense of smelling, and can often distinguish 



