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it only knocks your Horse about, and makes the 

 Hound know how to shirk you. 



A sensible Whipper-in will wait his opportunity 

 and single out his Hound. He will then hit him 

 hard and rate him well. A bad Whipper-in will ride 

 into the middle of the Hounds, and put the whole 

 pack into confusion and perhaps hit the wrong one. 

 If Hounds do wrong when the body is running a 

 Fox, they should merely be put on, and punishment 

 deferred until the next fault. When Hounds are 

 casting and a young Hound does wrong (for instance, 

 runs a hare), he should be quietly stopped, and no 

 further noise made at the time. If he is punished, 

 he will try no more ; and if there is any noise, it will 

 only disturb the rest of the pack. When a real good 

 bit of riot happens (running a roe-deer for instance), 

 the Huntsman should keep calm, and not damn the 

 Whips ; they are sure to be excited enough, and, if 

 damned in addition, will probably lose their heads. 

 Having succeeded in stopping the Hounds, get them 

 clear of the Horses into a quiet corner. The Whips 

 should speak to the culprits by name, ride up to 

 them, and strike hard. They should not rate and 

 use their whips indiscriminately. When the Hounds 

 separate, the Huntsman should ride quietly on, and 



