1 68 Trailing and Starting, 



her heels. The larger the cry, the more 

 fhe is terrified, and failer flie fpeeds, the cer- 

 tain effed of which is a heart broke fooner 

 than with a kennel, in number and good- 

 nefs equal, that fpent their tongues lefs free. 



The fame principle direds her to feek 

 the covert in autumn, when the ground is 

 dry, and wind bleak and cold at north or 

 eaft ; then Pufs runs the paths that are co- 

 vered with leaves, which are fo continually 

 falling and blowing about, the beft Hounds 

 can make but little of her -, therefore her 

 alarms being not of long continuance, but 

 feldom and fhort, fhe refls contented where 

 jhe is leaft difturbed. 



If a Hare is trailing to form, on that de- 

 pends great part of the fuccefs of the hunt ; 

 if fhe is beat up, the firft ring is a founda- 

 tion for the fucceeding paftime, all the 

 tucks and doubles fhe afterwards makes, be- 

 ing, in a great meafure, like the firil. 



According to the ground (he runs, the 

 Fieldmen are to ftation themfelvesj no two 

 are to fland prating together ; let each pur- 

 fue the method he thinks befl for afTifting 



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