TO HUNTSMEN 



in the cold ; but always remember that you 

 cannot have steady hounds without plenty 

 of blood, and that in a country where foxes 

 are numerous, if the pack are riotous it is 

 always the fault of the huntsman. So begin 

 November with your hounds "blooded 

 up to the eyes," as Lord Henry Bentinck 

 wrote. Never mind what people say about 

 letting foxes have a chance and letting 

 them go. In a small covert let the best foxes 

 who break covert first go, and stay and kill 

 the worst one, but never be tempted by 

 what anybody says to try and have a run 

 in the open. 



It is all very well for those who come 

 out. Their horses are fresh, as they have 

 been standing about, while you and your 

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