Sport on land and water : recollections of Frank Gray Griswold . GAMESTER Kerry Beagle Stallion Hound. FARMER Kerry Beagle THE AMERICAN FOXHOUND FOXHUNTING was introduced into Amer-ica and foxhounds were imported fromEurope before the Revolution, and in allprobability these hounds were of the originalSouthern hound breed already were few, if any, established packsin the early days, and trencher-fed houndswere employed for hunting. Under suchconditions probably the bitches were usuallybred by natural selection, or, at the best,Colonel Skinners bitch Madge, being agood trailer, w
Sport on land and water : recollections of Frank Gray Griswold . GAMESTER Kerry Beagle Stallion Hound. FARMER Kerry Beagle THE AMERICAN FOXHOUND FOXHUNTING was introduced into Amer-ica and foxhounds were imported fromEurope before the Revolution, and in allprobability these hounds were of the originalSouthern hound breed already were few, if any, established packsin the early days, and trencher-fed houndswere employed for hunting. Under suchconditions probably the bitches were usuallybred by natural selection, or, at the best,Colonel Skinners bitch Madge, being agood trailer, was bred to Uncle Joes dogNick because he had a fine tongue. Thiswas carried on for generations without anyattempt to eradicate faults of conforma-tion or, by selection, to improve the beautyof the American foxhound; nor were thehounds crossed, except by accident, withthe greyhound or the Scotch deerhound,to improve their pace as in England. 154 SPORT ON LAND AND WATER In the few cases where they were bredto a type, they became so inbred that theywere greatly reduced in bone and chief me
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