The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-17
BLOODHOUND Is DOG
WITH LONG HISTORY
Wonderful Power of Scent Is
Cause Of Breeds Great
Usefulness to Man.
FEW GOOD ONES HERE

The bloodhound ranks as one Of the
oldest. If not the oldest, of all breeds OF
dogs. and from time immomorial his
wonderful power OF scent. possessed in
such a marked degree by no other breed.
has been made the subject of prose and
verse. In bygone ages IA hound of the
bloodhound type was used in war In
later times they have been used for the
detection OF sheep ~stealers and other
m.screants.
They are mentioned in history. After
the battle OF Sedmoor the Duke Of Mon
mouth was tracked by bloodheunds.
which were the means OF his ca pture.
Robert Of Bruce. the defeated King OF
Scotland. also was followed 10y these
hounds. but he possessed "A close and
intimate knowledge Of their character
istics and bafiled them by wading dow
n stream. eventually drawing himself up
into "A tree by the aid OF a friendly
branch and thus eluded capture. n II
recorded. towever, that the hounds
tracked him to "A ditch. AS late as the
reign OF Jainc I. slough hounds. as they
were then called, were used to track
criminals, and frequently deserving
troopers. while in the days OF slavery il
u well known that a species OF these
hounds not the gentle beast we now
o were kept by slave dealers for the
purpose Of hunting down the. escaped
slaves. Bloodhounds tthen called sleutlt
'rounds). formerly were used in certain
districts between England and Scotland
which were much infested by robbers
and piurdcrcrs. but when the arm of JUS
t'cc extended itself to these regions the
Mounds fell somewhat in the BACKGROUND.
some however. were kept In the north
in the lodges of the royal forest, where
they we're used either In the pursuit of
wounded deer or In discovering deer and
sheep stealers. who were by no means
uncommon AT that time. A case is on
record which occurred in the New Forest
IN 1910. Several sheep had been stolen
ami some deer killed. A pedestrian get
ohg over a etlle Into a field in the New
Forest noticed that there was blood upon
IT. Thinking that this might have been
from one OF the deer that had been killed
the previous night. he gave information
10 the Keeper. After some delay a blood
hound was taken to the cpot and laid
on the scent, which he quickly picked
up, eventually tracking the sheep killer
10 "A heap of faggots outside of a cot
7age and refusing TO leave the faggots
Or the cottage.
The sheep stealer was found inside the
latter. and tho deer and sheep were bur
led under the former. THIS circum-
stanc" H. worth relating as 1t is estimated
that at least sixteen hours had elapsed
after the man passed over the stile be-
fore tn. dog Was brought 10 the scent,
n presumably many others had passed
over the same spot. TAe pure bred
bloodhound il "A great rarity and there
arc only a small number of them i'm
this country. The standard is as fol.
lows:
~ Approved b. the Bloodhound Club Of
America.
Tn Head and Wrinkle value. :o)-I.
The peculiar feature ut this breed and IL
II accoriinsiy estimated at a very hixn
rate; IN tms male It + large in All its III
remarkable denci,ncy. The upper surface
Is domed, ending in II hunt point at the
o]eSipa,' hu, t"e brain ase Is not Dc
which are very lons aud vide at the nos
urls, hole" ami N.ry lean in the cheek
and notably under the eyes. the muscle
should be deep and square. IN. bruws
are moderately prominent and the general
expression ct The wnuie mead Is very
srini and majestic, The skin covering
tho forehead and checks l. wrinkled In a
aemarkdbie manner. unlike. any other dog,
These points are not nearly 80 developed
la the bitch. but stili they Gro to be de-
mandcd in the same proportiouate degree.
The Eats aud Eyes ,valus io,-eThe
ears, which should lie set on low. are
enough to overlap one another consid-
the nose, IA" leather should be very thin
pendH,"ns .tI should hang very forward
siighte-t tendency to 'prick'; they should
~. co, r,,I ":'h 'sry ~, sno5' siIk,
small AVID deeply sunk, with triangular
shspeH Ia nhqwing the third eyelid or
~sys of deep red color.
The F.rNs value Sb--hre remarkably
ious and pendant. sometimes falling fully
two inchss below the angle OF the mouth.
Tho Sock. value 5,.-ls long, NO as TO
"hahie this hound to drop his nose 10 the
Eround without altering his pace. In the
,"ut of the throat there Is a CONSIDERABLE
the chest and shoulders tvaiue iol-
~ chest ~ itther vide and deep. bui IN
az asses there should he a good girth.
shn!Iicrs sloping and muscular.
I'll Back ana Back Ribs value lol-
shouNi he wide and deep, the size of the
dos. n0"cssitating greater power In this de.
Dartinen', The hips, or couples. should be
especis 'y attended TO and they should be
The Logs and. Feet ,value i0-The legs
must BE- .traight and muscular and the
ankles g.. size, The feet should he round
The Colo and Coat value lop--In color
the hloodhound Is either black and tan or
tan breeds. Tho black should extend 10
The back and .ides, top OF neck and top OF
head u Is s".lnm a'pure black; but more
or loss mixed. "lth tan, which should he a
deep rich red. There should be little or
no white. 4 deep tswny.. or lion color. is
should he short and hard on the body, hut
silky on the ears aud top OF the head,
ho rhs stern r, .y"l.- iyIIs Ike that Of all
s"sy ," VIII n back SS raised beyond a right
,,o Ths Sy"ns'ry ,yaius IO,mof The
point of view. should he examined care.
fully and Valued in Proportion TO the de.
should he from IS to - inches at the
shoulder for dogs and 4 little less for
hiitclles The weight Of dogs should be
about ninety pounds and Upward. bitches
Scale of Point.
Head. including wrinkle. .......... 20