2/6 



save hours of work and worry to shepherds, and it is 

 well to have these generally obliging and intelligent 

 men on the side of the hunt. Generally speaking, 

 shepherds have a good deal in their power and can 

 make or mar the pleasures of the hunt to a very large 

 extent. This is well known to all experienced hunt- 

 ing men, therefore, it is generally a wise policy to 

 enlist their sympathies in the hunt. What is applic- 

 able to shepherds is also applicable to gamekeepers 

 and trappers, and many masters of hounds give these 

 men an annual dinner, combined with a shooting 

 competition, in recognition of their support. This 

 recognition is encouraging and acts as a stimulus to 

 future effort. 



Seeds and winter corn must not be ridden over ; it 

 is by hunting men indulging in these indiscretions 

 that farmers sometimes dislike the hunt, and, in order 

 to protect their stock and crops, put up barbed wire 

 in such profusion. These indiscretions, however, are 

 generally executed by inexperienced followers, and it 

 is very unfortunate that thoroughly good sportsmen 

 should suffer in consequence. It is a lamentable fact 

 that many true lovers of the hunter and hound are 

 abandoning the chase altogether because of the 

 dangers of barbed wire. 



WHAT TO DO WHEN THE RUN IS FINISHED. 



When the run is ended the horse should be ridden 

 slowly home, given a drink of gruel, and thoroughly 

 groomed, whilst his legs should be attended to in 



