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ing and ftarting -, others excellent when 

 the Hare is on foot ; others again, for hit- 

 ting off defaults, running the double, or hot 

 foil, or making good the hard ways. 



Some Huntfmen, the inftant they find 

 where a Hare has relieved, trouble them- 

 felves not at all about trailing to her, but 

 proceed with the company to threfhing the 

 hedges for a wide compafs, many of whom, 

 being fo fparing of their pains, as often beat 

 over, as beat a Hare up. For my part, 

 trailing fairly and ftarting, I think, the 

 niceft part of the whole paftime, provided 

 wind and weather permit. 



It is an undetermined point at trail or cold 

 hunting, whether the Dogs challenge from 

 any particular effluvia that tranfpired from 

 the feet of a Hare, or remains of breath, that 

 in her feeding and exercife intermixed with 

 and foiled the pafture and herbage. Was 

 it from the foot alone, themoift path would 

 be ealier to challenge upon than the ver- 

 dant fward. I have heard fturdy Cafuifts 

 on both fides, but fo void of fenfe and rea- 

 fon, little more than the llrongeft arm has 

 determined the point. In my opinion, not- 



with (landing 



