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find, and is to be found only where he or she is 

 wanted until the Otter is either killed or given up. 

 It is not difficult to detect when with other packs 

 of hounds the man or woman who has had the 

 advantage of hunting the delightful rivers of Wilt- 

 shire and the densely- wooded streams of the New 

 Forest with Mr. Courtenay Tracy. On the other 

 hand, I have been the only member of a Field of 

 over a hundred who entered the water to support 

 the Master, huntsman, and whipper-in of a North- 

 country pack during a hunt — in warm weather — 

 that lasted from 10.5 a.m. to 6.50 p.m., when if 

 only a couple of dozen followers had kept their eyes 

 on the water, or half that number had helped to 

 form the stickle for which the Master called towards 

 sunset, the Otter could have been undoubtedly 

 accounted for. 



The only method by which a M.O.H. can hope 

 to educate his Field lies in getting two or three of 

 his best and most amenable supporters together, 

 explaining to them exactly what he wants done at 

 different stages of a hunt, and asking them to re- 

 impart his instructions to their own immediate rela- 

 tives and friends as opportunity shall occur. It is, 

 however, of little use for such disciples to defer 

 their teaching until the last moment. When an 

 Otter is afloat it will never do for the would-be 

 apostle of correct conduct in the Otter-hunting field 



