THE HARRIER. 59 
much time in making out a scent, that at the end of a mile or two 
it would become cold as compared with its state if followed by a 
foxhound for the same distance, and practically there is not so 
much difference as at first sight would appear. Thus, with a pack 
composed of one-half of each breed, when first laid on the cold 
scent of a hare, the harriers could “speak to it” with much more 
certainty than the foxhound ; but if left to themselves, they would 
not long keep the lead, and at the end of half an hour’s hunting 
they would all be tailed off, their rivals having worked up to their 
hare and been able to drive her into straight running. Still it 
must be confessed, that for those who like to watch the hunting 
powers of a hound regardless of time, and of riding also, the care- 
fal manner of the harrier, and the way in which he follows every 
turn and double of the hare, are of high interest; but I regret to 
say, that in these modern days few followers either of the fox or 
hare care for these things, and the kind of hound which makes 
hare-hunting most like fox-hunting is preferred, and that kind is 
undoubtedly the foxhound. Besides this difference in style of 
hunting, the true harrier resembles the bloodhound in tongue much 
more nearly than the foxhound, and their “cry ” is often melodious 
to a degree never reached by any foxhound cross. 
The points of the harrier may be numerically similar to those of 
the foxhound, but it will be necessary to repeat the deviations in 
shape as they occur. 
Points of the harrier :— 
VALUE VALUE 
Head, . . ‘ : 15 Elbows, 5 
Neck, . a : . 5 Legs and feet, 20 
Shoulders, : . . 10 Colour and coat, 5 
Chest and back ribs, . 10 Stern, 5 
Loin, . F : : 10 Symmetry, 5 
Hind-quarters, . : . 10 Total, ore 
The head, as before remarked, is rather wider between the ears, 
and the face is longer and hollower under the eyes, which are 
softer and slightly larger ; ears unrounded, thin in leather, and soft 
in coat, falling slightly in folds, and nearly meeting on the nose, 
which is not quite so square as that of the foxhound, There are no 
absolute flews, but the lips are fuller than those of the foxhound. 
