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the ladies, who were anxious to show their interest 

 in the hounds, were always constant in their 

 inquiries after this one. No other hound in the 

 pack was ever honoured in the same way, and 

 he could not help thinking that the distinctive 

 colouring of the hound had something to do with 

 the solicitude shown for him. At any rate when 

 this hound was no more, the inquiries made about 

 the pack became of a most general nature, and 

 he did not think that another hound was ever 

 asked after by name. 



The horn used by Mr T. Crane is as distinctive 

 in make as that which was given by Captain 

 Stevens to the huntsman M'Neill. Mr Crane's 

 horn, however, is smaller than M'Neill's, as was 

 suitable for a man who ran with pocket-beagles 

 over the Downs near Dorchester. 



Another historic instrument is the horn used 

 by Charles Davis when he took the Royal Buck- 

 hounds into the New Forest for their annual 

 visit at the close of the season. This horn was 

 lost in the Forest on the last day the Royal 

 Hounds hunted there, and was not recovered 

 for a long time. 



Colonel Luttrell of Kilve Court, who was Master 

 of the West Somerset Foxhounds, during a part 

 of the time when this hunt was known as Mr 

 Luttrell's, used a very long wooden horn with 

 an ivory mouthpiece, and a similar one, though 

 not of such great length, was used by the 

 seventh Duke of Beaufort. Near by is the horn 



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