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but if they get awa)^ on the side where the second 

 whipper-in is posted, he should go on with the 

 huntsman, leaving the first whipper-in to bring on 

 any hounds left behind. On the arrival of the first 

 whipper-in the second whipper-in should fall back 

 again into his place. 



If by any accident the huntsman is not with the 

 hounds, the first whipper-in should go on with 

 them till he comes up, but he must on no account 

 whatever steal the hounds from his huntsman, and 

 jealously try to kill the fox without him. 



The second whipper-in's place is behind, but 

 not so far as to prevent his being able to render 

 the assistance his duties require of him. 



He must be careful not to leave any hounds 

 behind in cover, to stop and bring on any hounds 

 which may have divided on another fox, and be 

 for ever " making" his hounds, so that none may 

 be away unnoticed. 



It is true that generally hounds which have 

 been left behind either get on the line of the pack 

 and rejoin it, or trot away home ; but being left out 

 leads to all sorts of mischief and trouble — they may 

 be bitten by cur dogs and so introduce madness 

 into the kennel, &c., &c. Nothing in short is so bad 

 for a hound as being left out. 



He should hover about observing which way the 

 hounds are tending, and so place himself as to be 

 able if necessary to head the fox from a cover, or 

 drain, view a fox coming back, get on to some point 

 where he is likely to be required, and so on. In 

 short the duties of whippers-in afford a wide scope 



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