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has run one fox for any length of time, he should 

 never give him up whilst daylight lasts. I do 

 not blame the field for wanting a gallop, and 

 getting heartily sick of a slow dragging hunt ; 

 but I do blame the huntsman for allowing himself 

 to be persuaded to relinquish a hunt when he 

 has a faint chance of catching his fox. 



Halloas are at all times to be regarded with 

 extreme care, as they will very often be the means 

 of putting you on the line of a fresh fox ; but 

 you must take advantage of them occasionally, 

 and when you have any doubt, you had better 

 send a whip on to make inquiries. 



I have endeavoured to prove that the hound 

 possesses the power of distinguishing one scent 

 from the other, and our task is to instil into 

 him that by noting this distinction and adhering 

 to one line, he is most likely to catch his fox. 

 His instinct teaches him to run a scent, but his 

 education and power of reasoning must teach him 

 the best way of attaining the desired end. If 

 you object to animals being credited with a 

 reasoning power, then give it another name, but 

 my stock of language does not supply me with 

 any other word. The boundary -line between 



