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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 perfect Hound, though I have known 

 some capital ones, the produce of bitches, 

 good for nothing themselves, but then they 

 were well bred. The greatest and most 

 particular attention ought always to be 

 paid to the blood of your brood bitches. 

 At Newmarket, 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 course 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, Newmarket,) on the subject of 

 breeding Race-horses ; at that time he had 



