,Q00 HUNTING l-ERMS. 



jealous horsemen so surround a cover, that the fox is 

 driven into the teeth of the hounds, instead of being 

 allowed to break away and show sport. 



JliUe. — When the pace is great hounds are mute, they 

 have no breath to spare ; but a hound that is always 

 mute is as useless as a rich epicure who has capital 

 dinners and eats them alone. Hounds that do not 

 help each other are worthless. 



Noiiij. — To throw the tongue without scent is an oppo- 

 site and equal fault to muteness. 



Open. — When a hound throws his tongue, or gives 

 tongue, he is said to open. 



Owning a scent. — ^When hounds throw then* tongues on 

 the scent. 



Pad. — The foot of a fox. 



Biot. — When the hounds hunt anything beside fox, the 

 role is " Ware Riot." 



Skirter. — A hound which is wide of the pack, or a man 

 riding wide of the hounds, is called a skirter. 



Stroke of a fox. — Is when hounds are drawing. It is 

 evident, from their manner, that they feel the scent of 

 a fox, slashing their stern significantly, although they 

 do not speak to it. 



Sinking. — A fox nearly beaten is said to be sinking. 



Sinking the wind. — Is going down wind, usually done 

 by knowing sportsmen to catch the ciy of the hounds. 



Stained. — When the scent is lost by cattle or sheep 

 having passed over the line. 



Stooping. — Hounds stoop to the scent. 



Slack. — Indifferent. A succession of bad days, or a slack 

 huntsman, will make hounds slack. 



Streaming. — An expressive word applied to hounds in 

 full cry, or breast high and mute, " streaming away." 



Speaks. — When a hound throws his tongue he is said to 



