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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 351

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there representatives of the leading packsare always to be seen. A dog hound weighsfrom 70 lbs. to 80 lbs., whilst a bitch weighs from60 lb. to 70 lb. As to the value of a pack offoxhounds, great variation is found. SquireOsbaldistons pack was sold at Tattersalls in 1840for 5,219 guineas, whilst… … Foxhound. foxhound has been introduced. In the UnitedStates it is popular, in Canada likewise. TheVirginian hound is less heavily built than ourfoxhound, has longer and more pendulous ears,,and certainly inclines to the bloodhound type.{See Hunting.) Greyhound—There can be no doubt thatthe…

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