HOUNDS OF ENGLAND. 



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This pack of harriers came from Mr. Burgess, who hunted 

 them in Leicestershire. They have a dry, hght, open coun- 

 try, not at all unfavourable for harriers. 



OXFORDSHIRE. 



HARRIERS. 



NAME OF COUNTRY 

 OR HOUNDS. 



Capt. Evans'. 



Capt, Evans. 



HUNTSMAN. 



Himself. 



DAYS OF 

 HUNTING. 



Three and four 



days a-week, 



dependant 



upon the 



foxhounds. 



Favourite Fixtures.— Wychwood Forest, and the country 

 around it. 



Here is a pack of harriers worthy of much notice. In the 

 first place, they are, perhaps, as level as any hounds in Eng- 

 land, being above fifteen, and not sixteen, inches high ; se- 

 condly, they are hunted chiefly in Wychwood Forest— full of 

 deer, foxes, and rabbits— but are perfectly steady from all of 

 them, and certain to kill their hare, unless they change 

 too often; thirdly, they have never known what the dis- 

 temper is in their kennels; and, lastly, a singularly clever and 

 well-taught retriever, called '' Sam,'' acts the part of " whip,'' 

 and turns the hounds to his master when they require cast- 

 ing or assistance. A volume might be written— aye, and a 

 very entertaining one— on the merits and sagacity of " Sam." 

 Mr. Jesse should at once make his acquaintance, and become 



