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— " Keen on tbe scent, 



At fault none losing heart ! — but all at work ! 

 None leaving his task to another ! — answering 

 The watchful huntsman's caution, check, or cheer, 

 As steed his rider's rein. Away they go ! 

 How close they keep together ! What a pack ! 

 Nor turn nor ditch nor stream divides them — as 

 They move with one intelligence, act, will !" 



Love Chase. 



Management of Hounds — Doing the thing as it should be done — Know- 

 ledge of Country essential in the Master and Huntsmen — Compai'ed 

 with an Army— Business of Hunting — Differences in Country- 

 Leicestershire and Hampshire— Necessity of Hounds being qualified 

 for their particular Country— Mr. Smith and the Hambledon. 



That " whatever is worth domg at all, is worth doing 

 well," is one of those maxims which may be fearlessly 

 asserted, without risk of controversy ; and to no under- 

 taking is it more applicable than to the management 

 of a pack of foxhounds. To do the thing well, and as 

 it should be done, ought to be the primary object of 



