156 HINTS ON GROUSE DRIVING. 



more sporting shots, to the occupants of the upper 

 boxes. 



The flags served out to these " turners " and 

 " points " should be of a larger size than those 

 carried by the actual " drivers ; " 4ft. square, at 

 least, on sticks 6ft. long, will be found a serviceable 

 size. Pink and yellow calico is the material usually 

 employed, and, for the sake of effect, a Maltese cross 

 of one colour upon the other is very effective ; or half 

 the flag can be of one colour and the other the 

 opposite. They should be hemmed, or else are liable 

 to fray in the w r ind, and so wear out too soon. Should 

 the keeper be unable to attain access to a sewing 

 machine for this purpose, or, what is quite as likely, 

 have neither the time nor the skill to operate there- 

 with even if attainable, an equally effective result may 

 be attained by " diamonding," or cutting the edges of 

 the flags into points with a sharp pair of scissors, 

 which will be found to produce the desired durability 

 at much less trouble than an all-round hem would 

 entail. 



The driving party should carry much smaller flags 

 on shorter sticks, capable of being rolled up at a 

 moment's notice and converted into beating sticks. 

 As it is not necessary for this party to frighten the 

 grouse too much, a flag of turkey red will be found to 

 be useful the centre of the line of beaters, as also 

 the two extremities, being marked by men carrying 

 white flags, on the same principle as the using of a 



