TO WHIPPERS-IN 



the huntsman, or the best, or perhaps the 

 only, fox may slip off without being seen, 

 and get a long start. There is a vast dif- 

 ference between up and down wind, and 

 thick and thin covert, yet some whippers- 

 in never seem to understand this. 



Wherever you are, as soon as you hear 

 the hounds find, and your huntsman cheer 

 them, get to them as soon as you can, and 

 take a ride parallel to that along which 

 the huntsman is riding, so that you may 

 have the pack between you and him; do 

 your best to maintain to his horn and 

 holloa, and prevent the pack from dividing. 

 If they cross a ride into another quarter let 

 him know at once. Stick to your hounds 

 and never mind the foxes. 

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