The New sporting magazine, Volume 161848 |
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... foxhound has been pronounced by acknowledged authorities one of the most perfect animals in creation ; as , however , the good of a horse goes chiefly in at his mouth , so the ex- cellence of the hound depends no little on the way in ...
... foxhound has been pronounced by acknowledged authorities one of the most perfect animals in creation ; as , however , the good of a horse goes chiefly in at his mouth , so the ex- cellence of the hound depends no little on the way in ...
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... foxhound in action only , you would have little trouble in selecting first favourites . The grand epoch , perhaps , or great trial in the life of a foxhound , is the lot he gets cast to him at walk . At home in kennel , all of course ...
... foxhound in action only , you would have little trouble in selecting first favourites . The grand epoch , perhaps , or great trial in the life of a foxhound , is the lot he gets cast to him at walk . At home in kennel , all of course ...
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... his life he was a master of a pack of foxhounds in Kincardine- shire , and distinguished himself as much in the " faint image of war " — D the chase - as he did in the reality . SPORTING INCIDENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD . 31.
... his life he was a master of a pack of foxhounds in Kincardine- shire , and distinguished himself as much in the " faint image of war " — D the chase - as he did in the reality . SPORTING INCIDENTS AT HOME AND ABROAD . 31.
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... foxhounds which are to run a burst , if necessary , by eleven o'clock on the following day ought ever to be fed later on any account than about half - past eight , I would not allow him to put them back , and draw them separately for me ...
... foxhounds which are to run a burst , if necessary , by eleven o'clock on the following day ought ever to be fed later on any account than about half - past eight , I would not allow him to put them back , and draw them separately for me ...
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... foxhounds , is the extreme difficulty in finding quarters or walks for the young whelps when placed out this may be in a great measure attri- buted to the great leading men of the county not giving that warm sup- port to the good old ...
... foxhounds , is the extreme difficulty in finding quarters or walks for the young whelps when placed out this may be in a great measure attri- buted to the great leading men of the county not giving that warm sup- port to the good old ...
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