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sistent with the short-turnings and doubUngs of 

 the hare, which must be followed step by step to 

 constitute true hare-hunting. Screaming and 

 racing hares to death with fox-hounds is entirely 

 at variance with the true spirit of that chase, 

 and will be condemned by every genuine thistle- 

 whipper. A fox-hound cross (one only), with the 

 large old-fashioned or Southern harrier, may do 

 very well -, but beyond this I should not be dis- 

 posed to go, were I to keep a pack of harriers. 

 The general complaint made against the original 

 breed is that they have too much tongue, and 

 dwell too long on the scent, without making suffi- 

 cient efforts to get forward with it. There is 

 also another fault, in running the heel way, when 

 they cannot advance with the head ; both these 

 defects would be remedied by a fox-hound cross. 

 Trailing up to the hare in the morning disposes 

 harriers to be noisy ; but hare-hunters consider 

 this as one of the essentials of their sport, yet it 

 ought not to be much encouraged. In feeding 

 their hounds also, huntsmen and masters of har- 

 riers should insist upon the silence of the pack 

 during this process. 



