ADVICE ON FOX-HUNTING 



your hand only it is almost impossible to 

 see it from a distance. 



When the pack run into a covert of moder- 

 ate size the first whipper-in should watch 

 which side the huntsman goes, and should 

 ride along the other, taking care to keep as 

 nearly opposite him as possible. The second 

 whipper-in, especially if the hounds are runn- 

 ing up wind, or have a tired fox before them, 

 should hang back till he is quite certain they 

 are " forward away " on the line. If they are 

 running with even a moderate scent, the 

 whippers-in will do more good by acting in 

 this way than by galloping on to the end for 

 a view, as they will run no risk of heading 

 the fox and perhaps spoiling the run of the 

 season. If the fox keeps straight on the 

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