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able to raise, or to the farmer whose man with a 

 crowbar becomes a necessity of the moment. As 

 the Deputy-Master and Field-Master are his aides- 

 de-camp, so is the Secretary the Master's galloper 

 or orderly in the hunting field. On a drag his posi- 

 tion should be in the rear, so that he may see that 

 gates are properly shut and that damage is not done 

 to the mowing grass, fences, and so forth. During 

 a hunt he should be in close attendance on the 

 Master, ready for any emergency. One of his most 

 important duties on hunting days will be to see 

 that those who form the stickles or act as look- 

 out men shall be promptly advised when hounds 

 move on and not be left behind at the post of duty 

 longer than necessary. 



At a kill the Secretary will take the trophies as 

 the Master cuts them off, and keep them for him 

 until he distributes them after the worry. While 

 this is going on he will take the cap, if it is cus- 

 tomary to take a cap at a kill ; indeed, this is his 

 special, if not very alluring, duty on all occasions 

 when a cap is to be taken. He will bear the bag, 

 and pay the fees for a find or a kill to the water- 

 bailiffs, keepers, or millers, as the case may be. 



It will also be his duty to arrange for a hound 

 van when the pack is taken by rail or road, and 

 to engage hotel and other accommodation when 

 they are " lying out " away from kennels, and 



