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English foxhound, in head, face and form, all the higher qualities 

 with none of the lower discernible in the aforesaid breeds. Whether 

 we take him on the flags of his kennel, returning to the benches with 

 hackles up, or in any of his out-of-kennel paces or work, aye, even in 

 riot, vie cannot fail to admire the uniform dignity and elegance 

 of mien, with perfect poetry of motion which characterises the well- 

 bred, true-shaped foxhound. As to contrast, the howling and growling, 

 barking and yelping of the others with his medodious tongue is to 

 compare the organ of a grinder to the band of the Guards. 



Again, contrast a pack of well-disciplined foxhounds, with sterns up, 

 trotting gaily along to cover on a fine morning, with any congregation 

 of other dogv", whether they be led, loose, or muzzled, and see what 

 a difference there is between them in character, mien, and motion. 



Of course the other breeds of dog deport themselves in all becomicg 

 manner to the different callings they so nobly and sagaciously fill in 

 useful requirements of man. None of them are, however, required to 

 fulfil as high or important duties as the foxhound, and therefore they 

 need not to be so aristocratic. As long as the proud JSt. Bernard and 

 stately Mastiff be used to defend a man and his property ; the denuded 

 Dane to kill boars and wolves (very useful requirement in England ! ) ; 

 the savage Bulldog to fight ; the beautiful Setters and Pointers to find 

 live game; the hardy Spaniels to retrieve it when dead ; the jolly little 

 Terriers to hunt, worry, and kill ; the Greyhounds to win Waterloos; the 

 CoUie-dcgs to collect sheep (and not to kill game or eat eggs) ; with the 

 Pugs and Dachshunds to amuse the ladies— nothing more is required 

 of the lot beyond a general and uniform observance of good manners. 



Next to the Foxhound in standing of elegance and utility to the 

 sportsman come the different breeds of Setter (particularly the Irish 

 red) and English Pointer, while their extraordinary sagacity in finding 

 game, indicating in beautiful attitude the precise spot the birds are, is 

 in itself unique to a degree. In the eye of the sportsman it is as much 

 to be admired as anything even a foxhound can do. I go farther and 

 say that a brace of dogs, be they setters or pointers, standing properly 

 to a pack or covey of birds, is a finer sight than any which a couple of 

 foxhounds can show us. 



I wrote the foregoing many months ago. Since then I have seen 

 the first day's coursing at the Waterloo Meeting of 1893, and as I am 

 jufct in time before my book goes to print, I shall describe it in justifi- 

 cation of what I have said about coursing as sport. 



The Press, and all others competent to judge, are consentient that 

 this meeting was the very best that was ever held over Alt car. The 

 stoutness with which the hares ran was the admiration and astonish- 

 ment of everyone. With very few exceptions the courses were good, 

 while many of them were as fine as ever were seen with grey- 

 hounds, and the trimming some of the dogs got will be remembered by 

 them for some time. 



Notwithstanding this, every hare slipped at during the three days 



