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and here let me impress upon the beginner the desir- 

 abihty of his, upon occasion, not being too proud to 

 avail himself of the maturer judgment of some older 

 Votary of Diana. For instance, should a sportsman 

 have selected the weakest place in a strong fence, 

 do not hesitate to avail 3'Ourself of his good sense, 

 and charge it if possible before him, or, at all events, 

 immediately alongside, or behind him. 



Let not his falling, or a straggling hound, impede 

 your course ; gentlemen are not very frequently killed 

 in this manner, and hounds are, as before stated, 

 sufficiently numerous in our different kennels. 



Should you and the veteran sportsman, whose 

 eye for country you have taken advantage of, both, 

 however, fall, which is not improbable, and no serious 

 damage be done to either, accuse him promptly of 

 " foul riding," and get in a violent passion ; or, if 

 you have reason to deem it more discreet, apologise, 

 and say you couldn't hold your horse. On other 

 occasions, when you get a fall during a run, and are 

 not hurt, invariably make the most of it — lie as if 

 stunned for a second or two, and then get up, and 

 writhe a little ; it will probably ensure your horse 

 (which you will, of course, have loosed) being brought 

 back to you, which might not otherwise have proved 

 the case, and so save you a lot of trouble. Further, 

 if you re-mount, and continue to ride through the 



