TO HUNTSMEN 



Towards the latter part of July, say 

 about the time of the Peterborough Shows, 

 you will begin to trot the old and young 

 hounds along, and will find as many hares, 

 deer, etc., as you can. Keep your hounds 

 moving right up to cub-hunting, and have 

 them on the light side to begin with, or 

 if the weather is hot they will tire before 

 the foxes, get disgusted, do themselves no 

 end of harm, and will very likely leave the 

 foxes instead of breaking them up properly. 

 It is a grand thing for hounds if you can 

 show them some riot just before throwing 

 them into a covert where you are sure to 

 find a litter of cubs. Allow plenty of time 

 to get to the meet; five to six miles an 

 hour is quite fast enough, but when cub- 

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