72 q^t ^ttnting'i&orfe- 



the fettifi^ of his Teeth, and the duhejs of his Couftte" 

 Ttance-y all which are true marks of Fammfsy a.nd 

 Tyring: and therefore there is no reliance onlucha 

 Horfe, incafeofa W^^e^. : . - 



But if on the contrary, you are Mafler of a Horfe 

 rnotonly in your o'wn judgment, but- in the ot^nhn of 

 k»ovFinnr Horfemen) that is approvd for Speed, and 

 Toughnefs, and you are defirous ro match him,or other- 

 wife to run for a Tlate; I will to the btfl of my 

 power tell you the advantages that are to be gaind 

 in Adatching. 



But before I enter upon the fuhje^ propos'd, I 

 think it convenient to tell you the way our Jncefiors 

 had of making their Matches, and our modem w^v of 

 deciding Wagers. Firll then the old way of Tryal 

 was by running fo many ^rain-fcents after Hounds, 

 (zs was agreed on between the farties concern'd) and 

 a Beli-Courfe , this being found not fo uncertain ^n^ 

 more durable than Hare-huntijig, and the advantage 

 confifted in having the Trains kd on Earth moft fui- 

 table to t.ht nature of th^ Horfes. Nov/ others chofe 

 to him the Flare till fuch an hour prefix d, and then 

 to run the Pri7^-^^o(>/^-C/;^/^, which, becaufeit is not 

 Icnown to all Huntsmen, I Iha 1 explain the »fe and 

 manner of it 



The WUdg'oofe Cbafe received its Name from the 

 manner of the flight which is made by Wildyecfc, 

 which is generally one after another : fo the two Hor- 

 fes after the running of Twelvcfcorc Tards, had li- 

 berty, which Horfe foever could get the leading, to 

 ride what ground he pleas'd ', the hindmoft Horfe bid- 

 ing bound to/(?//(7W him, within a certain dif^ance a- 

 greedonby A.rticles^ or elfe to be whipt upbv the 

 'riers or judrei which Vods by, and which ever 

 I lorfe could diftance the other won the Match. > 



But 



