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siderable price. I am not alluding to " a 

 lot of Curs ;" but surely a well-bred, esta- 

 blished Pack of Fox-hounds, including 

 Brood-bitches and Puppies at walk, must 

 be cheap at a thousand or twelve hundred 

 pounds. 



I shall first treat on the breeding of 

 Hounds. — One of the most essential things 

 to keep a Pack of Fox-hounds effective, is 

 to breed largely, if you are fortunate in 

 commanding good walks for your Whelps; 

 but, without them, you will meet with 

 nothing but disappointment : I have often 

 had fifty couples sent out to inferior walks, 

 and not three couples came in again that 

 I could enter. From experience I know 

 it is impossible to bring up young Hounds 

 to any size or shape in a kennel, even if 

 they have the good luck to escape the 

 distemper. Every Sportsman must know 

 how necessary it is to have a clever entry ; 

 and if he cannot command good walks 



