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It is a little painful to confess that other 

 blood than Cleveland made this run the 

 memorable one it is. But so it was that in 

 a chase that tested the pace, stamina, and 

 endurance of hounds to their utmost limit, 

 the Milton blood showed best in front. I 

 have placed the ages of these hounds on 

 record as being evidence of the value of 

 mature-seasoned hounds, and in the hope 

 that it may discourage the tendency of many 

 M.F.H.'s, in these days, when stoutness is so 

 often sacrificed for appearance, to yield to 

 the temptation of replacing hounds in their 

 prime by a big entry of promising and 

 shapely puppies. I shall ever maintain that 

 the proved hounds of from 4 to 6, or 

 even 7 years old, should form the main 

 body of a pack, and I firmly believe that 



