CHAPTER XIII 



TENT CLUBS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT 



A TENT CLUB in India corresponds to a Hunt in 

 England. The country belonging to each Tent 

 Club is generally recognized, and the boundaries 

 so far as other Tent Clubs are concerned, are clearly 

 defined. To hunt without permission in the country 

 belonging to a Tent Club would be a crime of the 

 first order. This is no check to private enterprize, 

 for, in so vast a continent as India, there are hundred 

 of miles of country hunted by no one. In such 

 places all that is needed is the readily obtained 

 consent of the Collector of the district. 



The hunting and management of a Tent Club 

 are carried on by an " Honorary Secretary." I 

 have always objected to the title, but it is an old 

 name. Be under no mistake : the very last thing 

 an Hon. Sec. ought to be is a secretary of any sort 

 or kind whatsoever. He ought to be a king of his 

 country : every bit as much master as an M.F.H. 

 is at home. 



In addition to the preservation and hunting of 

 his country, an Hon. Sec. has also the minor, but 

 important, duty of providing for the comfort and 

 messing of the members of his Tent Club at each 

 meet. 



Having hunted a Tent Club for many years, I 



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