CONTENTS 



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THE GLORIES OF CUB-HUNTING . . . . . . I 



HOW A HUNTSMAN RIDES HIS HUNT . . . . 6 



WITH HOUNDS AT DAWN IO 



THE WORST HUNT ON RECORD 14 



BARBED WIRE KILLS HUNTING 1 8 



TETANUS ! 23 



A FIRST FLIGHT POSITION 27 



THE THRILL OF " TALLY-HO ! " 33 



STUNG ! . . . . . . . . . . "37 



THE OPENING MEET . . . . . . . . . . 41 



THE FIRST DRAW OF THE SEASON . . . . . . 45 



THE OPENING RUN . . . . . . . . . . 49 



INTRODUCING A YOUNG HORSE TO HOUNDS . . 53 



THE FOOT HARRIERS' OPENING MEET . . . . 57 



TAKING A TOSS . . . . . . . . . . 6l 



DRAG-HUNTING WITH THE SOUTH COUNTY DUBLIN 



HARRIERS 65 



ARE FOXES CLEVER ? . . . . . . . . . . 71 



WITH THE BRAY HARRIERS . . . . . . . . 75 



WITH THE FOX-CUBS AT DUSK . . . . . . 78 



WITH THE GAL WAY BLAZERS . . . . . . 82 



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