Hunting in Many Lands 



row leather thong about fifteen feet long, with 

 a loop at one end that passes over the right 

 shoulder and under the left arm. The long 

 thong with a slit at the end, forming the hand 

 loop, is, when not in use, folded up like a lariat 

 or a driving rein, and is stuck under the knife 

 belt. To use it, the end is put through the 

 loop-ring collars, which the greyhounds con- 

 tinually wear, and is then held fast in the left 

 hand until ready to slip the hounds. Where 

 the country is at all brushy, three dogs are the 

 practical limit of one leash, still for the most 

 part only two are employed. It is surprising 

 to see how quickly the dogs learn the leash 

 with mounted huntsmen ; two or three days 

 are sufficient to teach them to remain at the 

 side of the horse and at a safe distance from 

 his feet. Upon seeing this use of the leash 

 with two dogs each, I was curious to know 

 why it should be so ; why it would not be 

 more exciting to see half a dozen or more 

 hounds in hot pursuit racing against each 

 other and having a common goal, just as it 

 is more exciting to see a horse race with a 

 numerous entry than merely with two com- 

 petitors. This could have been remedied, so 

 I thought, by having horsemen go in pairs, 



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