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as the dogs will require should be taken, or they may be 

 upset by it, and so their chances be spoiled. 



As the man in charge of the dogs knows in advance 

 how they have been drawn and the order of the running, 

 he should be ready with his dog to put into slips the 

 minute he is wanted. 



The dog must be kept clothed to the last; and, when 

 the clothes are removed, a hasty rub down, to stimulate 

 the circulation, should be given just before he goes into 

 slips. 



Again, the attendant should keep an eye on his dog from 

 the moment he is slipped, and manage as best he can to 

 follow, so as to be as near as possible at the finish, to at 

 once take his dog up, and so prevent his getting on to a 

 second hare, which in his then partially exhausted state 

 might give him a pumper and very greatly interfere with 

 his chance of winning the courses to follow, as he would 

 be heavily handicapped against an opponent that had not 

 run such extra course. 



If the dog has killed, or in running flicked his hare, 

 some of the down may be retained in the mouth, and it 

 must be cleared out ; indeed, it is advisable in all cases 

 to sponge the mouth out. 



The dog must be gently but well rubbed down till after 

 his breathing returns to its normal state, which will be 

 indicated by his getting his tongue in, and the heavy and 

 rapid movement of the flanks subsiding. The clothing 

 should be put on as soon the rubbing is done, and the 

 dog then kept briskly moving. If very much exhausted, 

 a stimulant may be required; but the administration of 

 any stimulant, especially alcoholic ones, requires great 



