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many provincial hunts have to be satisfied with one 

 and appear to manage very well. The first has to follow 

 the huntsman and be ready at any moment to turn 

 hounds, but in many countries the second is also expected 

 to follow the fortunes of a hunt over the fences. If 

 the second is suitably mounted and he happens to be 

 on the side of a covert a fox breaks, whilst the other 

 is on the further side, it is advisable he should go on 

 with the huntsman, but this is a matter in the hands 

 of the master or huntsman, and depends on the orders 

 they give. 



Let us hark back a moment as we have not yet 

 reached the meet and the journey there is important. 

 The first whip rides in front and the second behind. 

 Except in traffic and going through towns or villages, 

 hounds should be allowed plenty of room and not be 

 bunched up together. The huntsman will of course set 

 the pace, which should be sIoav, but not having eyes in 

 the back of his head, he cannot see what his second 

 whip is doing. That functionary should be careful 

 not to hurry hounds and unless one attempts to stray 

 from the road, should give them ample space. Something 

 with a strong and savoury odour might tempt one to 

 leave the ranks, but hounds know when they are going 

 hunting and are eager to get on. 



Although it is probably over twenty hours since they 

 were fed, many will not have evacuated all food, and 

 it is necessary this operation should not be interfered 

 with by a too zealous whip. Let it be understood, a 

 hound should look on a whip as a friend and not as an 

 individual of whom he is in constant fear. It is only 

 when he has committed some offence that he should 

 feel the lash and be conscious for what he is being 



