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shall have a " kill," in which case I hope the reader will 

 be in at the *' death," and be rewarded with the " brush," 

 the " mask," or at least a " pad," and be " blooded to 

 hounds " *' in due and ancient form." I warn him against 

 cutting corners or being seen at too much road or lane 

 riding. This is a demoralising practice, bad for both horse 

 and rider. Take my advice and stay with the hounds. 

 There was never a run but taught the man of observation 

 something to his advantage. Even a " blank day to 

 hounds " is better than no day at all. Now, then, let us on 

 with it. 



Most of these terms are as given by Thomas Smith, Esq., 

 of England in his charming book " Extracts from the 

 Diary of a Huntsman." The volume was published in 

 1838, and has long since been out of print. The greater 

 part of his expressions are still in general use all over Eng- 

 land and America, with slight modifications and a few cor- 

 ruptions. It is with great pleasure that the author adds to 

 the present work a valuable chapter for those who wish 

 to use and preserve the time-honoured vocabulary of the 

 chase. 



Cover hoick — throwing hounds into cover. 

 Eloo-in — into covert. 

 Yoi-over — over fence. 

 *Edawick, Edawick, Edawick — to make hounds draw in 

 cover. 

 Yoi wind him — encourage hounds to draw. 



* Language or sayings marked * have been supplied by the author as additional to 

 the list given by Mr. Smith. 



