36 l^iiit^ to 33utJiIing; Sportsmen. 



If you should be handy when hounds check in- 

 variably ride into their midst, or even beyond them. 

 Later comers upon the scene will then remark the 

 prominence of your position. 



Should, however, the master or huntsman rebuke 

 you, look upon their observations as purely formal, 

 or as the promptings of envious and jealous dis- 

 positions. The fox will, at all events, appreciate 

 the action you have taken, and, if the run has been 

 fast till now, probably many of the horses also. 



Be careful to pursue the huntsman when "casting," 

 and under such circumstances laugh and chat in a 

 loud key with your friends upon the topics of the day. 

 By adopting this method you will assist hounds and 

 huntsman more or less. 



If a gate opens towards you, bring the off side of 

 your horse against it with his head towards its hinges, 

 and proceed to pull it against his shoulder, holding 

 your crop in your right hand. It gives your horse 

 time to regain his wind, as well as those of others 

 you are detaining. 



We have before mentioned spurs, the principal 

 object of which is to hold on by. Recollect, how- 

 ever, that it is etiquette to term your horse slightly 

 staked if you should have administered them too 

 freely before the girths. If your horse is fresh, at all 

 green, or self-willed, and refuses a fence, agree with 



