Outing . t once, and itneeded but a short experience to knowexactly by the cry of the dog what sortof game he was putting up, whetherfeather or fur, and particularly noticeablewas his short, quick cry of triumph overthe flushing of a woodcock. Most ofthem also retrieved, and we seldom losta head of game. In those days woods were not cut inrides and shooting made easy, as is thecase now, and a snap shot through busheswas generally the best chance at a wood-cock of the day. Guns were not planted ahead or stops placed at intervals tohead the game, and yet for all thisa good varied bag was general
Outing . t once, and itneeded but a short experience to knowexactly by the cry of the dog what sortof game he was putting up, whetherfeather or fur, and particularly noticeablewas his short, quick cry of triumph overthe flushing of a woodcock. Most ofthem also retrieved, and we seldom losta head of game. In those days woods were not cut inrides and shooting made easy, as is thecase now, and a snap shot through busheswas generally the best chance at a wood-cock of the day. Guns were not planted ahead or stops placed at intervals tohead the game, and yet for all thisa good varied bag was generally ob-tained, and more woodcpcks were killedin one day (often five or six couple) thanresult in a seasons slaughter nowadays ;and to all this sport the spaniel was thechief contributor. Not a bush, not a tuftwas left unhunted, and birds, especiallypheasants, do not run before spaniels asthey are accustomed to do before may be said to be the leadingattribute of a spaniel; he is a ceaseless. MR. freemans KENNETH MC IVOY. hunter, and is not really to be relied onuntil three or four years old, when he hassteadied down a little. The best spanielI ever possessed I bought at TunbridgeWells. He was following my cab fromthe station, and was unbroken. I hadthe greatest difficulty in curing his wild-ness at starting, and often have I workedhim all day with one leg tied up to hisneck. Once broken, he was the spaniels occupation, like thepomters, is well nigh gone, and he isseldom used except in rough countriesand for hedgerow shooting. Sagacity and faithfulness in a spanielare also its predominant features. A hostof stories can be told by way of illustra-tion. There is an old story of a spanielbelonging to a nobleman of the Medicifamily that always attended his masterstable, took from him his plates and broughtothers, carried wine to him in a glass upona salver, which it held in its mouth with-out spilling. He would also hold thestirrup with his teeth while
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