ADVICE ON FOX-HUNTING 



hounds hunt the line through it. I do not 

 like the plan of having them whipped off 

 the line and casting beyond it. Never take 

 the hounds off their noses if you can help 

 it. Similarly, when your fox is beat, and 

 you see him before hounds, hold your 

 tongue, and by no means take them off 

 their noses unless you are perfectly certain 

 you can give them a view. If the fox pops 

 through a hedge and they do not see him, 

 you will have lost a lot of time, as the 

 hounds will not hunt for a few minutes, 

 but will stand staring about, expecting to 

 see the fox. The only time it is allowable 

 to lift them after a beaten fox is when 

 they are running for a head of open earth 



or a covert full of fresh foxes. But never, 



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