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called the " quest." Puss was in fact hunted fairly 

 to her "form," or "seat," was then "see-hoed," and, 

 after a ringing run, which all enjoyed, was killed 

 in the open or on the road. Such hunting is seldom 

 seen nowadays, when the meet is at 11 o'clock. 

 The hare is roused from her " seat," and if the fast 

 hounds, hurried on by excited horsemen, do not 

 rush into her straight away, the run seldom lasts 

 half an hour. 



The harrier can boast of a pack of its kind whose 

 "master" is a lady, and Mrs. Pryse-Rice shows 

 the best of sport two days a week round about 

 Llandovery, in South Wales. One day in December, 

 1896, there was an excellent meet at Pentretygwyn 

 schoolhouse, and a hare was soon found which 

 simply " flew," for a matter of forty-hve minutes 

 leaving horses and men far in the rear, and finally 

 was lost to her pursuers amongst the rocks near 

 Craigyrwyddon coverts. From the heather on Bwlch- 

 gwyn another hare was soon afoot, and she first 

 made her point for the open mountain, but, turning 

 back ere she got to the fence, crossed Berthddu, 

 Maesforch, Gorllwyn, &c., to Bronydd, and bent 

 to the right over many farms, by Ffosywhied to 

 Waunlwyd, where she was viewed dead beat ; time 

 one hour and twenty-five minutes. Unluckily, a 

 fresh hare jumped up, and, it being impossible to 



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