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commonsense of the individual whip for which no hard 

 and fast rule can be laid down. 



For the first thirty minutes of a run unless the pace 

 has been exceptionally fast, there is very Uttle for either 

 whip to do except keep their eyes open. The huntsman 

 closely watching his hounds has little opportunity for 

 looking ahead and therefore may miss seeing the sheep - 

 cur some three fields away returning to his master with 

 tongue hanging out. The obvious conclusion is that 

 he has chased the fox and when hounds check at that 

 point the observant whip can report what he saw. 

 Hounds running down wind may disturb stock some 

 distance away, but when a flock of sheep is seen to 

 wheel and then stop to stare, it is fairly safe to assume 

 they are looking at a fox. Their attitude then will 

 often guide the whip's eyes in which direction to look. 



The time arrives when according to pace and distance 

 the fox should be getting tired. This is the moment for 

 the second whip to prove his worth and at the same 

 time acquire knowledge that will assist him in after 

 life as a huntsman. The shifts and wiles of a beaten 

 fox are very numerous. 



With the permission of his superior the second whip 

 will gallop on forward and try to get a view of the 

 varmint. Once having viewed him he must never let 

 him out of sight, but riding a parallel course and not 

 directly behind. He must signal with his cap and not 

 holloa or frighten the fox, though when a whistle is 

 carried it may be used. Should a beaten fox crawl 

 into a hedge-row and He down he should be left un- 

 disturbed until hounds arrive. Hounds that have 

 been kilhng fairly often and are well in blood, require 

 little aid of this kind to accomplish their end, but those 

 that have been out of luck for some time, may have all 



