A corss-country dog race of about ten miles distance. The dogs are harriers, akin to foxhounds. Before the race, men lay a scent using meat or aniseed along the trail from the finishing point to the start, the hounds following the trail. The first dog to reach the finish is the winner.
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'Drag' - a trail or scent, possibly a corruption of draw. (Concise Oxford Dictionary) and usual meaning 'to drag the meat across the countryside'.