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occasion. The Hounds are always mad enough when 

 they find a fox. If the men be mad also, they make 

 mad work indeed." 



In drawing coverts, do not let your men keep con- 

 tinually rating Hounds, " Heu back." 



Old Hounds know pretty well where to find a fox, 

 and if you draw up wind, it is of little consequence 

 how they rake on forward. " The reason," Beckford 

 continues, " for drawing up wind is, that the fox does 

 not hear you. If he turns down wind, as he probably 

 will, it lets all the Hounds into the cry." If you draw 

 down wind, you will probably leave all the Hounds 

 that are far up wind behind you when the fox is found. 

 In small coverts it is of little consequence. 



Make Hounds work for themselves. Don't holloa the 

 foxes across the Rides unless you have a good chance 

 at a tired fox, but cheer the Hounds over the Rides 

 and keep them together with " Hark, cry, Hark ! " 



In running through woods the Huntsman should be 

 well up to his leading Hounds. Whippers-in — one on 

 each flank — keep Hounds from breaking off on other 

 lines, and rattle them up, not rate them up to the cry. 

 In taking the Hounds to a halloo, a fox having crossed 

 a ride in a wood, the Huntsman should go down the 

 side of the ride from which the fox has come, keeping 



