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oftener, therefore, a fox is seen and hallooed, the 

 better : it serves to let them in, makes them eager, 

 makes them exert themselves, and teaches them to 

 be handy. I must tell you, at the same time I say 

 this, that I by no means approve of much hallooing 

 to old hounds ; and though I frequently am guilty 

 of it myself, it is owing to my spirits, which lead me 

 into an error which my judgment condemns. It is 

 true, there is a time when hallooing is of use, a time 

 when it does hurt, and a time when it is perfectly 

 indifferent ; but it is long practice, and great attention 

 to hunting, that must teach you the application. 1 



Hounds, at their first entering, cannot be en- 

 couraged too much. When they are become handy, 

 love a scent, and begin to know what is right, it will 

 be soon enough to chastise them for doing wrong ; in 

 which case, one severe beating will save a deal of 

 trouble. You should recommend to your whipper-in, 

 when he flogs a hound, to make use of his voice as 

 well as his whip ; and let him remember, that the 

 smack of the whip is often of as much use as the lash, 

 to one that has felt it. 2 If any be very unsteady, it 



P There is only one person whose voice should be heard cheering 

 hounds, and that is the huntsman. Different people holloaing confuse 

 both young and old hounds. A whipper-in with a good voice may do a 

 great deal of harm, and he should be told never to speak except a rate 

 or in putting the pack on to their huntsman. The Duke of Beaufort 

 and Lord Lonsdale supply their huntservants with whistles to use instead 

 of holloaing away from a covert, and I am surprised this excellent plan 

 has not become more general.] 



[ 2 Hounds, like children, should never be unjustly punished, and 

 should never be punished if a rating will serve the purpose. The 

 education and correction of a pack should be done in private, not 

 before a large field.] 



