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well-bred Hounds, — nor is it so likely any 

 tricks will be played. 



I have heard many a young master of 

 Foxhounds say, " I am strong in old hounds, 

 I am therefore quite indifferent about my 

 entry, I can do well without any young 

 hounds this year, and my pack will be much 

 better without them." I allow he would 

 not feel the want of them the first season, 

 but three or four years afterwards how 

 weak the pack would be, and what a loss 

 the senior department would have, as no 

 pack can be said to be effective unless 

 strong in three or four seasons hunters. 



A word now on the subject of Stallion- 

 hounds. It is the custom to send bitches 

 to the fashionable Stallions of the day ; for 

 instance, as formerly, to the late Mr. Mey- 

 nell's " Gusman," Lord Fitzwilliam's " Hard- 

 wick," Lord Yarborough's " Ranter," Mr. 

 Ward's " Charon," the Duke of Rutland's 

 " Topper," the Duke of Beaufort's " Jus- 



