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tiers, with a horfe of great value and to- 

 lerable perfed:ion, unlefs a certainty of ex- 

 peditioully finding, and inceffant running, 

 might induce me to exercife a horfe on the 

 the intermediate days, as a prelude to the chace 

 with either of the other two. 



Confidering, therefore, the management 

 we allude to, as appertaining more particu- 

 larly to horfes of high qualifications, we 

 advert, as before mentioned, to the com- 

 mencement of the feafon ; when, at the 

 place of meeting, every fportfman feels eager 

 for the fport and replete with emulation. 

 That we may omit no inftruftion or advice, 

 however minute, that can at all contribute to 

 the pleafure or fafety of the chace : let it be 

 held in remembrance, the fram.e (or rather 

 the ftomach) (hould never be loaded when 

 entering into immediate adlion. The portions 

 of hay and water fhould be adminiftered with 

 a very fparing hand, for the laft twelve or 

 fixteen hours preceding the chace ; to which 

 end hay fliould be reftridted in quantity more 

 on that night than any other, his evening 

 and morning feeds of corn being increafed in 



Vol. IL Y proportion. 



