The age-herald., 1898-10-23

nothing sensational about the business. The bloodhound looks ferocious enough when you meet him, but he is rather quiet CT than a sheep and however hard or fast he may hunt his quarry. when that quarry is reached he simply stands and stares at it, as if waiting for encouragement. So that those who came expecting to see the hounds baying on the track of men were soon disillusioned.
 The first trials were for single hounds in leash. The spectators were grouped on piece of rising ground. The animals were sent on to a knoll about mile away. From thence the runner started to go about half or three-quarters of a mile, and at the end of his course he lay down in the heather.
 MT. s. W. Wool's Fairlight Dignity led first. This hound soon got on the scent of his man, and when about two hundred yards from the end of the course, got his head up in the air, and ran from sight. Col. Joynson's Hubert was next in the slips. It was a long time before the animal hit off the scent, but after he had done so, he ran very fast along the line, and with out the slightest hesitation, until he reach- ed his man. In the next test Mrs. Oli- phant's Chatley Regent hit off the scent al-
 
 tremendous pace that he seemed likely to beat his predecessors. Sudde enly he turned right off the line when about one hundred yards from his man, and could not DICK up the scent any more. That this was a f1uke was shown by what the dog did later on in the day MT. Alfred Sapt's Saxon failed altogether to pick up the trail, and MT. Croxton Smiths Southampton Venus did not do much better. The judge placed MT. Woolls Fairlight Dignity first, Col. Joynson's Hubert second and Mrs. Oli- plants Chatley Regent third.
 The next class was for single hounds run ming loose. These trials were much more interesting from spectacular point or view, but 1t is doubtful whether they were so useful, for it is hardly likely that hound would ever be left to run, alone to find his quarry. Naturally he looks to the man who Is with him for encouragement.
 The first hound was the winner of the second prize in the previous class. Hubert was a long time in hitting off the trail. but when he had once done this he went off at a great pace, and ran straight along the line from start to finish. Chatley Regent was next and did very much better than before. He found the scent immediately, and ran into his man without a check. Saxon had another try In this class, put as before, failed to get the trail and had to be called off. Southampton Venus made a better show this time. She got on the scent without much troble, and ran very well TOT half the distance, when she came to a check After casting about for some min utes she struck the trail again. but instead of running forward she ran to heel right back to the starting place. Fairlight Dig nity, the first prize winner in the previous class, did much the same. The dog got within a couple of hundred yards of his man in very good style. and then turned round and went back on the same line. Then came to my mind what was the most interesting trial of the day. MT. John Kidd turned down his bitch KickshaY. She was not particularly quick in picking up the scent, but when once she had done this we saw a very pretty bit of hunting. She ran the whole time with her nose on the ground After going about three quarters -s ha- .nnrse she lost the trail. It was re-