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give him an intimation of where you wish him to go, 

 and show him the way. 



13. — When you have arrived at the covert you 

 intend him to draw, get up wind, talk, and crack your 

 whip, if able to do so. You will thus give the fox, if 

 there happens to be one in the covert, a good start, 

 which is everything in this life. 



14. — If hounds come to a road when running, jump 

 into it as soon as you can, as near the middle of the pack 

 as may be. This will teach the hounds to get out of 

 the way of the horses. 



15. — Whether hounds are running or not, jump un- 

 necessary fences, ride over wheat, seeds, and other 

 crops, but more particularly beans, on every possible 

 occasion. 



16. — Encourage your horse to run into, tread on the 

 heels of and eat the tail of the horse in front of you. It 

 promotes circulation and good feeling ; it also teaches 

 the front horse to use his hocks. 



17. — When you see the people waiting their turn at 

 a fence, come on at a canter and cut in, or else creep up 

 the side of the fence and turn your horse sharp over in 

 front of them. It shows them how to do the trick. 



18. — If you see people want to have a run at a fence, 

 particularly in the case of a brook, if you do not intend 

 to jump it yourself, get between them and the obstacle, 

 broadside on if possible. (It is not a bad plan to ride 

 up and down the side of a brook at the only jumpable 

 places.) You will teach people how to jump at a walk, 

 or how to take a fall. 



19. — If the Huntsman wishes to take his hounds 

 past the field in a road, do not go the same side as other 

 people, but put your horse with his head to the fence 

 on the opposite side. You will teach the Huntsman 

 the truth of the old Latin proverb, ' * In medio tutissi- 

 mus ibis ' ' — in the middle you are safest — to be kicked. 



20. — When you have eaten your luncheon do not 

 adopt the objectionable practice of rolling up your 

 sandwich paper and throwing it in the nearest ditch. 

 Unfold it, and let it blow among the horses. The paper 

 littered about will give an air of festivity and tidiness. 



