208 ART AND PRACTICE OF HAWKING 



The method of keeping such a record may be best illustrated 

 by explaining it in detail. 



Here, taking the first hawk's score, it appears that on the 

 afternoon of September i she took one ground lark (g) (see 

 Chapter IX.). Secondly, that she flew a ringing lark (r), which 

 she beat in the air, forcing it to put in (p), and that it could 

 not be found or got up again, and therefore does not count as a 

 kill, but as a miss. Thirdly, that she flew and killed another 

 ringer, and that after these two hard flights she was not flown 

 again, but fed up. The next day, the wind being strong, she 

 began with a double flight at a mounting lark, in which Ruby 

 was her companion, and they bested the quarry, which put in, 

 but could not be found ; then flew a mounting lark (m), and 

 took it in the air (a) ; and then a ground lark, which put in, but 

 was routed up and taken. Finally, having killed a ringer, she 

 was fed up and excused further flying. On September 3 the 

 weather conditions were better, and in the afternoon Pearl flew a 

 mounting lark, which put in, and was taken up by the hand (h). 

 Had it been a good ringer probably it would have been kicked up 

 instead, on the chance of a good flight; and if killed, the hawk 

 might have been fed up. As, however, it was only a " mounter," 

 it was thought best to keep the hawk for the chance of a 

 ringer later on. The second lark, however, was also a mounter, 

 and the hawk, having taken it in the air, was flown again 



