44 THE DIARY OF A HUNTSMAN 



The great use of two whips is when hounds 

 divide and one lot goes away, then the first should 

 stop back and bring on the other lot as soon as he 

 can, the nearest way. The second whip should go 

 on, and keep within sight of the huntsman, to be 

 at his command to turn the hounds to him, etc. 



If hounds are running a fox through, or in a 

 small cover near a large one, the whip should clap 

 back between the two covers to prevent the fox 

 from going into the large one, and should stop 

 there till the hounds have gone on ; and, if it is 

 early in the season, what riot there is will be the 

 side next the large cover, and will probably cross 

 into it, and he will be there to stop a young 

 hound. 



When a whipper-in is behind, bringing on hounds 

 in the chase, he should be careful not to halloo 

 them on when passing a cover, but get them on 

 quietly, by capping, if necessary, or he will move 

 a fresh fox. He will do well to stop and listen 

 occasionally, to ascertain which way the pack is 

 bearing ; and by noticing the hounds that are with 

 him, he will often discover it, although he himself 

 could not hear the cry, and by so doing he will 

 frequently save much distance and hard riding. 



It is a good old fashion for a whipper-in to have 

 a stirrup leather buckled across his shoulder, in 

 case of accidents ; and always to have a pair of 



