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PAGB 



LETTER XVHI 



When an excellent Whipper-in may be of more use than an excellent Huntsman 

 Barbarity defined Unnecessary severity censured Duty of a Whipper-in 

 A perfect one described Of steadiness Of Hounds that kill sheep Necessity 

 of obedience After Hounds are made steady, some caution required to keep 

 them so A curious letter from a Huntsman 101-108 



LETTER XIX 



How a Huntsman should draw his Hounds Placing Hounds advantageously a 

 necessary part of Fox-hunting When Hounds do not hunt how they should 

 be fed Of drafting Hounds When a Huntsman should be after his time 

 Where Foxes like best to lie When Gentlemen may be of service to Hounds 

 Long drags : the objection to them The sagacity of the Buckhound accounted 

 for Correction of Hounds by the Huntsman objected to Hounds that will 

 not leave a cover, how treated Of the good management of a pack of Fox- 

 hounds . ... .109-117 



LETTER XX 



How a Huntsman should cast his Hounds When Hounds had better be exercised 

 on the turnpike-road than hunted When it may be right to stop the tail Hounds 

 and throw them in at head Huntsmen that are slow censured When they 

 should be careful not to run the heel When Hounds have many scents how they 

 should be managed Of the heading back of Foxes What constitutes a per- 

 fect Huntsman .118-126 



LETTER XXI 



A Hare-hunter an improper Huntsman to a pack of Fox-hounds The Harrier and 

 Fox-hound, in what they materially differ Fitness essential to beauty How 

 Sportsmen may be of service to tired Hounds Of long days, the disadvantage 

 The use Why a Fox-hound should be above his work Much encouragement 

 to Hounds on bad scenting days objected to Of Hounds that run false . .127-132 



