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as well as the making of hounds. One frequently 

 sees them in their eagerness, bustle over the hound 

 which has just given tongue, as though they were 

 anxious to find out for themselves whether it 

 had got the true scent, then rush ahead for about 

 a couple of hundred yards, and afterwards return 

 to work it out by inches. 



We ran the drag to Cautley Crag, and as the 

 hounds carried the line along the top of the 

 crag, I told Jack to run on ahead and put them 

 in at the far end, whilst we remained at the other 

 end, and in less time than I can describe it, I 

 heard a " Tally Ho ! " just below where I was 

 standing, and out came, close past me, a big 

 greyhound dog fox, with an enormous white tag 

 on the end of his brush. 



I waited until I knew the hounds had heard 

 the " Halloa ! " and then made off as fast as my 

 legs would carry me. It was then haK-past 

 eight. 



The hounds passed me like the wind ; I 

 counted them and found they were all well 

 together except one. After running a mile or 



