6 LETTERS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN. 



bad enough, but to approach hounds on him is^unforgiveable. 

 Some people seem to think that by putting up a red ribbon, 

 all responsibility on their part is done with, and barge into 

 crowds at gates and gaps, in which position it is difficult 

 for the victim to get clear, even if he does see the red tag. 



IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THE VICTIM TO GET CLEAR EVEN IF HE 



DOES SEE THE RED TAG. 



If you can hunt from your own home, do so. It is better 

 to hunt in a moderate country from your own door than to 

 go to a tip-top country away from home with all its attendant 

 expense and inconvenience. If you can afford it and are not 

 bound to any home pack, of course there is nothing to beat 

 the classic Shires. Strictly, the following hunts compose 

 this delectable area : Quorn, Cottesmore, Fernie's, Belvoir, 

 and Pytchley. There are many hunts known as provincial 

 packs which have many of the advantages of the Shire packs 

 but are not quite the hub of the hunting world. The Shires 

 are the metropolis of hunting. Take such a centre as Melton 

 Mowbray. From it you may do your six days a week with 

 ease. On Monday the Quorn, the following day the Cottes- 

 more are within reach. On Wednesday the Belvoir, on 



