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This is a type of man who should proceed with caution. 

 If he happened to be athletic in his boyhood and is 

 fond of hunting, so that the cry of hounds is Ukely 

 to inspire him to great exertion, he will be tempted to 

 overdo it, and, possibly, lay up for himself heart trouble 

 in the future. The desire to be with the pack must be 

 curbed, and the pace at the start hmited, when they find 

 themselves unable to compete with men who have been 

 following beagles regularly and are in hard condition. 



Quite apart from the running and the exercise the 

 principal interest in beaghng is watching hounds hunt, 

 puzzUng out a faint line, or solving some intricate 

 manoeuvre of the hare. Although not absolutely 

 necessary, it adds considerably to the pleasure of this 

 if the different hounds are known and can be recognised 

 at work. 



In the endeavour to keep on terms during a fast 

 burst it is well nigh impossible for even the swiftest 

 runner to go the pace, and at the same time watch 

 what each hound is doing, so that the ordinary individual 

 will exhaust himself in making the attempt, whereas 

 by adopting a steady gait at this prehminary period 

 the slowest have almost an equal chance of seeing the 

 hunt and witnessing the closing scenes. In order to 

 appreciate a hunt in aU its many phases, it is necessary 

 to give your entire sympathy to hounds, or otherwise 

 you will be hable to feel sorry for a tired hare. As 

 the old proverb sayeth : " You cannot run with the 

 hare and hunt with the hounds." By identifying 

 yourself with the aims and objects of the pack you will 

 become keener on every succeeding day you go out and 

 the final triumph wiU be as much yours as the huntsman's. 



Hare-hunting hounds vary in height from twelve to 

 sixteen inches, but the happy medium of fourteen 



