ADVICE ON FOX-HUNTING 



knows, or ought to know, how much each 

 hound requires. Never let them eat to 

 repletion; if you do, what is the result? 

 In every pack there are some slow, shy 

 feeders : while these are playing with their 

 food the greedy ones are fairly gorging 

 themselves. The next day's hunting will 

 find the light feeders some two or three 

 fields ahead of the gorgers, to the detri- 

 ment of the looks and sport of the pack. 

 Years ago hounds were always washed 

 after hunting. I do not think this a good 

 plan — they will soon clean themselves in 

 the straw; but if it is pouring with rain 

 when you return to kennel, so that what- 

 ever you do you can make the hounds no 

 wetter, I can see no harm in throwing 



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