24 HUNTING. 



but stand perfectly still. When a fox is being 

 broken up they should keep their horses well away 

 from the hounds. The smell of blood excites them 

 and causes them to kick at the hounds. 



Gentlemen should watch hounds closely, and 

 see and learn what they are doing ; many fancy 

 they are on the line again when they are really 

 only casting themselves forward, and begin to 

 niggle on, which interferes greatly with the cast and 

 is most irritating to a huntsman. 



If a gentleman is wide of the pack and sees the 

 hunted fox and the hounds are on the line and 

 within sight, he should not holloa, but wave his hat. 

 If he lays down, let him be. 



If they are at a check and well within hearing, 

 he should stand exactly where he saw the fox and 

 holloa and wave his hat, but he must be very 

 careful not to ride the fox. If they are out of 

 hearing he should mark the place exactly and go 

 and tell the huntsman as quickly as possible. 



Gentlemen, especially strangers, should always 

 treat the farmers with courtesy. They are as a 

 body most excellent, kind, hospitable men, who 

 walk the puppies admirably, are always glad to see 

 hounds, and even when they do not hunt them- 

 selves do all they can to promote the sport, and it 

 is through them that hunting flourishes. 



Gentlemen who do not farm themselves should 

 purchase their forage from the neighbouring farmers 

 if possible. I say if possible, because often farmers 

 do not grow the necessary quality of oats. When 

 possible, too, they should buy their horses from the 



