CHAPTER XIL 



HUNTING- TEEMS. 



HUNTING- terms are difficult to write, because they are 

 often rather sung than said. I shall take as my autho- 

 rity one of the best sportsmen of his day, Mr. Thomas 

 Smith, author of the " Diary of a Huntsman," a book 

 which has only one fault, it is too short ; and give some 

 explanations of my own. 



HUNTSMAN S LANGUAGE. 



On throwing off. Cover hoick ! i. e. Hark into cover I 



Also Eloo in ! 

 Over the fence. Yoi over I 

 To make hounds draw. Edawick ! 



Also Yoi, wind him I Yoi, rouse him, my boys ! 

 And to a particular hound Hoick, Eector ! Hoick, 

 Bonny Lass ! 



The variety of Tally-ho's I have given in another 

 place. 

 To call the rest when some hounds have gone away. 



Elope forward, aw-ay-woy ! 

 If they have hit off the scent. Forrid, hoick! 

 When hounds have overrun the scent, or he wants them 



to come back to him. Yo-geote ! 

 When the hounds are near their fox. Eloo, at him ! 



