ON HALIvOING 



that a mounted man has a far wider field of view 

 than a hound which stands but two feet or less 

 from the ground. Thus, what the man can easily 

 see, the hounds may not, and an abortive attempt 

 to give them a view only spells disaster. When 

 hounds are using their noses they have no time 



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to use their eyes as well, but they know quite 

 as well as their huntsman who sees the fox, how 

 far in front of them he is, and if left alone they 

 will turn with him at a hedge and eventually 

 view him for themselves. The last few moments 

 of a run are tense ones, for hounds are keyed up 



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