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covert is " blank," i.e., no fox, a prolonged swelling note calls 

 hounds out of covert. When all are out he blows a long 

 single note for the whips who, when the covert is blank, 

 go in and crack any remaining hounds on to the huntsman. 

 If a fox is found the huntsman encourages hounds with 

 " Hi, tally'o, Hi, tally'o " and a double note on the horn, 

 known as " doubling the horn." The huntsman knows 

 the sound of the hound which " opens " first on a fox, 



BLOWING THE " GONE AWAY." 



that is first to " own " the scent and give tongue, then he 

 shouts " 'Ike to Rattler," or whatever the hound's name 

 may be, and other hounds turn to the one who " owns " 

 the fox. When the fox quits cover or " goes away," 

 as it is called, the huntsman blows the " gone away," two 

 short notes and a long one, repeated several times, and as 



