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must go home. It is evident that a Master, to be good at his 

 work, requires not only infinite tact, but also the rare gift of 

 being able to command men. 



When hunting in England, a stranger will do well never to 

 speak to any member of the field, except when spoken to. 

 If he be well dressed, well mounted, and well behaved, the 

 natives will soon find out all about him ; and, if he be eligible, 

 according to their ideas, will receive him into their sporting 

 circle. 



In going from the meet to the covert at which the first draw 



Fig. 238. Stone wall ; 4 ft. 6 in. high. 



is to take place, and in riding from covert to covert, we 

 should take care not to press on hounds or horses. 



Success in drawing a covert occupied by a good fox, greatly 

 depends on the field being prevented from thwarting the 

 labours of the huntsman and hounds. Hence, in all well 

 organised hunts, the Master selects, as far as practicable, a 

 position, generally to windward of the covert, for the field to 

 occupy, while the covert is being drawn, and the field is not 



