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equally annoying to the huntsman and the blunderer; 

 and, in the next place, if you halloo too soon, ten to one 

 the fox heads back into cover. When he is well away 

 through the hedge of a good-sized field, halloo, at the 

 sume time raising your cap, "Tally-o aw-ay-o-o!" giving 

 each syllable very slowly, and with your mouth well open ; 

 for this is 'the way to be heard a long distance. Do this 

 once or twice, and then be quiet for a short spell, and be 

 ready to tell the huntsman, when he comes up, ia a few 

 sentences, exactly which way the fox is gone. If the fox 

 makes a short bolt, and returns, it is " Tally-o back ! " 

 with the " back " loud and clear. If the fox crosses the 

 side of a wood when the hounds are at check, the ciy 

 should be " Tally-o over !" 



Foxes. Study the change in the appearance of the 

 fox between the beginning and the end of a run; a 

 fresh fox slips away with his brush straight, whisking it 

 with an air of defiance now and then ; a beaten fox looks 

 dark, hangs his brush, and arches his back as he labours 

 along. 



With the hounds well away, it is a great point to get 

 a good start ; so while they are running in cover, cast 

 your eyes over the boundary-fence, and make up your 

 mind where you will take it : a big jump at starting is 

 better than thrusting with a crowd in a gap or gateway 

 always presuming that you can depend on your 

 horse. 



Dismiss the moment you start two ideas which are 

 the bane of sport, jealousy of what others are doing, and 

 conceit of what you are doing yourself; keep your eyes 

 on the pack, on your horse's ears, and the next fence, in- 

 stead of burning to beat Thompson, or hoping that 

 Brown saw how cleverly you got over that rasper ! 



Acquire an eye to hounds, that is, learn to detect the 



