90 ^ACT AGAINST HCTIO^. 



be on his hounds, but while he kept one eye on 

 them, the other, like those sj^jlendid Uhlans in 

 the late German war, should be scouring the 

 country far ahead, to guard against the surprise 

 of his hounds, Avith a good scent, checking. 



If the hounds have a scent to serve them 

 well, if they check, rely on it, one of two things 

 has happened — eitlier something has headed the 

 fox, and he has not kept his line, or he is down 

 behind you. The choice of these two facts are 

 often offered to the himtsman. Let, then, the 

 huntsman sit still and watch the spread of the 

 pack, that may indicate something; if the hounds 

 cannot serve themselves, then the huntsman should 

 lay hold of them, and make his cast at a 2)acc 

 which should depend on the sort of scent he had 

 been having. If the scent was bad, let the cast 

 be slow ; if middling, let the cast be the same ; 

 if good, then let the cast be at a hand-gallop, or 

 even faster, if 3"ou like. 



Though I do not wish to chronicle my own 

 deeds, my readers, jDcrhaps, will pardon me for the 

 following illustration. 



While in Bedfordshire, the meet had been for 

 Wollaston Gorse, on the borders of the country 



