CHAPTER VII 

 The Whipper-in 



THE abbreviated term 'whip' is the word now 

 generally used, but the headline to this chapter 

 is the correct name and full title. 



There have been instances where a man over 

 thirty has taken a whip's place and has done well, 

 but it is much better he should begin when quite 

 young, and it is all to his advantage if he has 

 been brought up in the kennel from a boy. He 

 should be quick, active, and intelligent, a good 

 horseman and a fearless rider. 



Perhaps it is as well to consider the whips as 

 men serving an apprenticeship for the post of 

 huntsmen. The second whip is ready at any 

 moment to take the part of first, and the first 



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