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XVII The Chase of the Wild Red Deer in Devonshire 191 



The Devon and Somerset Staghounds — Lorna Doone's 

 country — The Quantock Hills — The meet — Anthony 

 Huxtable — The Tufters — The Chase — Taking the deer 

 — A long ride home 



XVIII The Chase of the Hare 203 



The hare — The old and the new school methods — Long 

 live the Chase — Foot Harriers 



XIX Foot Beagles 212 



School and College Foot Beagles — The Delapre Hall 

 Beagles — A day with an Oxford College "Cry" — Com- 

 parison of English and American college sports 



XX Otter Hunting 226 



The otter — Nature of the game — The otterhound — 

 His great courage and endurance 



XXI A Day with the Essex Otterhounds 235 



The meet — The terriers — Hound music — A great day's 

 sport — Love-making — How English sportsmen are ac- 

 counted for — Tally-ho otter — The obliging millers 



XXII Fox Hunting in Ireland 246 



The Irish hunter — His breeding and schooling — The 

 great Dublin Horse Show — Buying a hunter 



xxiii A Day with the Meath Hounds 253 



Tipperary — Difficulties on the way — An exciting drive — 

 The meet — In an Irish bog — A couple of lost souls 



