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able to see where the ways of fox and hare 

 parted ; but that is more the business of the 

 huntsman, if he is there, and the whip must 

 hold himself in readiness to stop the pack, or a 

 portion of it, the moment he gets the order. 

 When there is any doubt as to whether hounds 

 are running their legitimate quarry, huntsman, 

 whips, and every one else should maintain a 

 strict silence, and then the older members of 

 the pack, who may have only been following 

 on, will soon discover they are being led astray. 



When a whip is bringing on hounds that have 

 been left behind, he must make as little noise 

 as possible. I have seen thoughtless fellows halloa 

 and cheer on these occasions, so that the pack, 

 who are only a field or two in front down-wind, 

 hear him and get their heads up. At the end of 

 a day, when a hound is missing and the whip has 

 to go back to find it, he may be allowed a horn, 

 but I would never let him have one at any other 

 time. 



A good voice is an advantage to a whip, but 

 let him beware how and when he uses it. Men 

 with good voices are very apt to be too fond of 

 making themselves heard on every occasion. A 



