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in contact with the diseased pack, so they were 

 not affected. A few of the best stalHon hounds 

 were isolated for a long time and preserved 

 to restart the pack. Kind friends, too, came 

 forward and supplied the Masters with what 

 hounds they could, and later Mr. Van de 

 Weyer was able to get several couple of 

 useful hounds from the V.W.H, (Cricklade), 

 when they were reducing their pack. Amongst 

 these was "Grasper," who proved a useful 

 stallion hound. In the middle of the season, 

 1 885- 1 886, there was an outbreak of rabies 

 in the bitch pack, but happily only those 

 hounds were affected that were bitten by a 

 fox in Coxwell Wood, who stood at bay and 

 bit several. After the recent severe experience 

 the disease was quickly recognised, the hounds 

 affected destroyed, and the rest of the pack 

 saved. There was one isolated case of a dog 

 hound, "Monarch," who took the disease after 

 a very long period of incubation. Povey 

 thought his lungs were affected, and the 

 Masters being together, in the kennel for sick 

 hounds, Mr. Duffield stroked him with his 

 bare hand ; on being touched with a stick to 

 put him back into his lodging-room, however, 

 he turned on the stick and bit it like a wolf. 

 He died and 2, post mortem was made by Pro- 

 fessor Pritchard, who reported that the disease 



