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them far beyond where they have had the line. 

 Those men whose ambition takes them into the 

 front rank, ought to watch the leading hounds as 

 carefully as the man who hunts them, and pull up 

 at the slightest hesitation. If this were always 

 done, we should enjoy many good runs which are 

 now spoiled by the whole field galloping over the 

 line, led on by the thoughtless man in front. 



In making a cast I like to see the huntsman 

 have his pack abreast and outside him, not follow- 

 ing on at his heels, for his horse will destroy the 

 scent as much as any other. They will soon learn 

 to understand and obey a wave of the arm, and 

 should work for you like a well-broken setter. 

 Whips are too fond of hurrying the pack after 

 the huntsman when he is casting, and they seem 

 to think a hound ought to find the scent without 

 ever stooping his head. When hounds are being 

 cast, they should be spread out in open order, so 

 that each has a piece of fresh ground to try on. 

 A whip should use his own common sense, and 

 when he sees a hound stopping behind the others, 

 apparently busy puzzling something out, he should 

 give him time to make certain. This latter 

 remark applies only to the occasion when the 



