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It is a very difficult matter to distinguish a run 

 hare in dry weather — the only sign then is a thin 

 look, and when very tired, an arched back. You 

 must not forget that a good hare will make a 

 last effort when quite beat, and will spurt for two 

 hundred yards as fast as when she started, though 

 at the end of that distance she may not be able to 

 move. The young huntsman therefore need not 

 always despair, because the hare he had thought 

 tired leaves his pack at every stride, after jumping 

 up at their feet. 



Never give up a tired hare whilst daylight lasts. 

 In going to a halloa, always find out the exact spot 

 where she was last seen^ and do not allow yourself 

 to be misled because your informant thinks she 

 went in a certain direction. Those who know a 

 little about the habits of the hare are least to be 

 trusted : they think because under ordinary con- 

 ditions she pursues a particular course, that she 

 will do the same when hunted, — for this reason 

 you must not be influenced by keepers. Always 

 give an attentive ear to all information, but put 

 your trust in your hounds and you will not be 

 disappointed. 



I do not think a young man can have a better 



