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them. There is something disgusting in the appear- 

 ance of a fox with his head and pads cut off. 

 During cubhunting let the Hounds often run into 

 a fox and kill him, and eat him without taking him 

 away from them. It makes them keen and teaches 

 them to look out for themselves. 



If Hounds do not pull their fox to pieces keenly, 

 you can generally make them do so by not leaving 

 hold of the fox and pulling against them. " Where 

 Hounds are out of blood there is a kmd of evil genius 

 attending all they do," says Beckford. " Whilst a 

 pack of Hounds well in blood, like troops flushed 

 with conquest, are not easily withstood. What we 

 call ' ill luck ' is generally being out of blood." 



There is no satisfaction like a good day's sport. 

 George Whyte-Melville said, ''after a good day, he 

 felt as if he had done a good action." 



