In the Field. 71 



Do n't discuss hounds unless you are an ex- 

 pert. 



Do n't offer suggestions to officers of the hunt. 



Don't draw comparisons — they are fre- 

 quently odious. 



Do n't lose your temper. 



Do n't tell about what your hounds and horse 

 can, or did, do. 



Do n't rush your fences. 



Do n't abuse your mount. 



Do n't jump unnecessarily. 



Do n't spur or cluck. 



Do n't halloo — let the other fellow do it. 



Do n't stay mounted all the time ; dismount 

 whenever standing. 



Do n't pump your mount in plowed ground. 



Do n't cross grain fields — go around them. 



Drag-Hunting. 



There are two classes of sportsmen who in- 

 dulge in drag-hunting. The busiiiess man who 

 can spare but a few hours at a time from his 

 office, and the man who, having the time at his 

 disposal, ''hunts to ride," rather than ''rides to 

 hunt." 



Unfortunately they lose all the true sport de- 

 rived from a knowledge of hounds and foxes, 

 consequently knowing nothing of the finer points 

 and many delicate intricacies of the game, so 



