00 A HUNTING CATECHISM 



day about a couple of miles, the line in the last 

 two fields being alongside a lane, which was then 

 crossed, the fox apparently having been prevented 

 doing so before by two cyclists, who, as is often 

 the case, had hurried on to where they thought 

 it likely they might view the fox. The latter's 

 point seemed to be a park close by, near which 

 was a village, and as the cyclists actually saw 

 the fox go through the hedge in that direction 

 it seemed certain it had gone there. The hounds, 

 however, threw up at once on the other side of 

 the fence, and at the same moment five or six 

 hounds that had been left behind, and were being 

 brought on by the second whip, came galloping 

 up the lane. Instead of turning off to join the 

 pack as they were about to do, they picked up 

 a scent in the road, and after running it slowly 

 for a short distance down the lane dashed off 

 into a turnip-field on the other side, with as good 

 a scent as there was before. The huntsman and 

 pack were but half a small field away, while some 

 cross-roads occurred at the end of that field 

 and the turnip-field, so that the pack could have 

 cut across the line of the others and joined them 

 directly ; but instead of attracting the attention 

 of the huntsman the second whip jumped out 

 of the lane, galloped after the hounds, and with 

 considerable difficulty at last drove them off the 

 line, whereupon he commenced view-holloaing 

 and holding up his cap. The sequel was that the 

 huntsman hurried up, the pack met some very 

 disgusted hounds coming towards them, who 

 absolutely refused to make any further effort, and 

 after very desultory running on the part of the 

 others the fox was given up, and we went to draw 

 for another. 



