Hunting Kit and Equipment. 7i 



never be without a pair of couples. In fact, if the 

 system of hunting employed by the late Mr. James 

 Lomax be followed (as I have elsewhere pointed out 

 it advisedly might) in many places each member of 

 the staff, whether paid or amateur, would be re- 

 quired to carry collars and couples of the pattern 

 suggested by me to Messrs. Sw^aine and Adeney, 

 which are easily portable round the waist like a belt, 

 by means of a simple device of a button-hole 

 punched in each collar and a strong steel stud in- 

 serted to hold them together. They can be tightened 

 or loosened at will by means of the collar-buckle. 

 Collars and couples for this purpose are made 

 specially light and flexible, while strong and durable 

 enough for use in the field. 



The paid man (or the kennel-boy if he is taken 

 out to lead the terriers) should also be supplied 

 with one of Messrs. Edward and William Lucas's 

 " Wallace " hunting- tools, which is made in two 

 parts socketing together with a bayonet joint. It is 

 spade, pick, and hammer in one, and is strong and 

 reliable, as I have proved by personal experience. 

 It is sold in a leather case fitted with a web-strap 

 to sling over the shoulders, and its total weight is 

 under 41b. Many a weary wait while spade or 

 pick is being sought at neighbouring farms will be 

 obviated if this tool be always carried in the field. 

 It is etiquette for members of one hunt when 



