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IN THE FIELD. 



In going through a line of gates, if the gate opens 

 towards the Hounds, the First Whip swings it, and 

 goes on, the Second Whip riding up quietly to catch 

 it. If it opens away, the First Whip opens it, goes 

 through, and holds it. When the Hounds are 

 through the gate, the Second Whip trots on in front 

 to the next gate, and so on alternately. 



The first thing for a Whipper-in to learn is to take 

 care of his Horse, and after that to keep his eyes 

 open, his mouth shut, and his whip quiet. Cracking 

 whips to head a Fox is not so good a plan as tapping 

 the saddle. You crack a whip to stop Hounds, and 

 then crack it to encourage them to catch a Fox ! 



If Hounds will obey the Huntsman's word, the 

 Whipper-in need not speak at all. Therefore his 

 word should not follow too soon on that of the Hunts- 

 man. The quieter he keeps his whip, the better for 

 his Horse, and the more attention Hounds will pay 

 to it when they hear it. 



Whippers-in cannot get too quietly up to Hounds. 

 Ride at them to stop them. Having done so, when 

 they turn to the Huntsman, wait on them and clip 

 into them, but not at the Huntsman's heels. It is no 

 use racing over a big field trying to strike a Hound — 





