82 The Chase 



ensues. The old hounds are disgusted, and the 

 puppies, after running the hare as long as sight will 

 serve, throw up their heads and lie down to lap in 

 the nearest pond. The Huntsman and Whippers- 

 in will probably not get all parties together again 

 until such mischief has been done that will take 

 many mornings of steady work in covert to 

 correct. ... 



During the month of October, when the country 

 is a little more practicable for mounted pursuit, and 

 after the puppies have been well drilled in covert 

 for some weeks, if the whole pack come out of 

 covert well together on the line of their Cub, then 

 they may be allowed to go, when a sharp burst or 

 two in the open will teach them to get through the 

 fences, and improve their condition by opening 

 their pipes. But before the ist of November they 

 should never be holloaed away on the first fox that 

 leaves the covert. This fox is nearly sure to be the 

 old dog fox, who will probably lead his pursuers so 

 far away from home that it may be impossible to 

 get back to the covert in time to deal with the 

 Cubs ; and in the second place it is a golden rule 

 laid down by a great authority that during the Cub- 

 hunting season hounds should always be made to 

 find their own fox. 



Lord Willoughhy de Broke. 



Leicestershire for Hunting ! o ^^ 



LEICESTERSHIRE may justly be denomi- 

 nated the Montpelier of hunting countries : in 

 the eye of the sportsman it is the Vale of Cashmere, 

 and in comparison with it all others retire longo 

 intervallo. 



Both nature and art have contributed to render 



