vi *' HOUNDS, GENTLEMEN, PLEASE!" 



events, have arrived at a certain state of proficiency, 

 and will be able to avoid the most glaring mistakes 

 which he was guilty of at first. 



For some reason or other, which I have not so far 

 been able to fathom, this does not seem to apply to 

 foxhunting ; and the man who consistently overrode 

 hounds, or talked at the top of his voice when they 

 were at fault in his first season or two, does not seem 

 to cure himself of these habits with maturer experi- 

 ence in the way one might reasonably expect of him. 



Therefore, I feel sure that many Masters of Hounds 

 and other foxhunters will welcome this volume, and 

 will join with me in hoping that its contents may 

 be perused by the many otherwise good sportsmen 

 whose ardour for the chase seems at times to blind 

 their consideration for other people's sport. 



In these pages also the humorous and social sides 

 of hunting have not been forgotten. 



WATERFORD. 



CURRAGHMORE. 



