8 OBSERVATIONS ON FOX-HUNTING 



of any description, a small Hound, light of bone, 

 is only fit to hunt " a cat in a kitchen." 



But let me recommend, whatever you do, to 

 breed from noses, as beyond all doubt the grand 

 requisite for a Fox-hound is a good nose. I 

 should prefer breeding from a jjerfect Hound, 

 though I have known some cai^ital ones, the 

 produce of bitches good for nothing themselves, 

 but then they were wxll bred. The greatest and 

 most particular attention ought always to be 

 paid to the blood of your brood bitches. At New- 

 market, they will tell you the mare is of more 

 consequence than the horse ; and it is the opinion 

 of many that some mares will breed all runners 

 put them to what horse you please, of coiu-se I 

 mean a thorough bred one. I remember one day, 

 being in conversation with the late Sir Hedworth 

 "Williamson (at old Clarke's, the Greyhound, New- 

 market,) on the subject of breeding Race-horses ; 

 at that time he had not quite made up his mind 

 as to what horse he should put his famous brood 

 mare to, the Dam of Walton, Ditto, Pam, «S:c., 

 but after pausing a short time, he exclaimed, 

 " it's of no consequence, Sir ! whatever horse I 

 put her to she is sure to breed a winner.'''' Thus 

 some bitches will always breed good Hunters ; a 

 favourite bitch of that description, " Demirep," 

 belonging to Lord Althorp, I believe, never bred 



