48 Seventy Years a Master. 



witnessed. I have seen a Huntsman wait for 

 fifteen minutes after they had put her up, 

 before he would lay them on. Then again, I 

 have seen a Huntsman stand still and let her 

 come right round on her own foil. Surely 

 that is not the way to set to work to make a 

 good run ! 



My opinion is that the way to have sport is 

 to *' make it." Drive your hare out of her own 

 country, ride her several fields, and in seven 

 cases out of ten " she's off ! " But for all that, 

 you must be blessed with that little addition 

 without which no hounds can have sport — 

 luck. If you are to have a good run you must, 

 at some part of it, have a considerable amount 

 of luck. First of all you must find a nice, 

 straight-necked animal, then you must have a 

 good scent, and, thirdly, you must have the 

 good luck to go over a line of country where 

 she is not headed here, there, and everywhere. 

 Yes, luck plays a prominent part in the history 

 of the Chase. And now, may I tell you some- 

 thing about two of the best runs which I think 

 I ever had with my hounds after hares ? 



