CONTENTS. 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. The Place of the Otter in 



Zoology i 



II. The Haunts and Habits of the 



British Otter ii 



III. The Otter in Literature and Art 25 



IV. The Early History of the Sport. 31 

 V. Hounds and Terriers 36 



VI. Kennels and Hound Vans ... 51 



VII. Hunting Kit and Equipment. . . 6^ 



VIII. The Hunt Servants 79 



IX. The Master and the Deputy- 

 Master 86 



X. The Whippers-in m 



XI. The Field-Master and the Field. 118 



XII. The Hon. Secretary, Treasurer, 



AND Committee 142 



XIII. The Science of Hunting the 



Otter 151 



