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it was observed that a hound which came 

 up some time after the stag had gone over 

 deliberately leaped after him. In this case 

 neither stag nor hound was seen again. The 

 tide at the moment was rushing in and the 

 waves large the tide rises high here and, 

 maimed by their fall on the rocks, stag and 

 hound were washed down by the under-tow. 



To be runnable or warrantable, a stag in 

 strictness must answer to these two require- 

 ments : he must be five years old, and he 

 must bear his " rights " (that is, brow, bay, 

 and tray), and two on top. He is then a 

 stag in the full sense, and in every way fit 

 for the chase. 



The points on top are sometimes exceeded, 

 and a stag at five years may have three on 

 top both horns, or three one side, and two 

 the other. But when a stag of five years 

 carries three on top, one of his " rights " 

 the bay, or second point is generally miss- 



