\T WHETHER hounds are running 

 * * on the scent of a fox or a drag, 

 a woman who is following them should 

 always remember certain points to guide 

 her in her conduct and in the manage- 

 ment of her horse while in the field. 

 Many a beginner renders herself ob- 

 jectionable by striving to take 

 Courtesy 



a place among the hard riders 



of the first flight. 



It is not to be expected that a wom- 

 an without experience in the hunting- 

 field can keep up with those who have 

 followed hounds for several seasons ; and 

 should she attempt it, the probable re- 

 sult would be a fall not only endanger- 

 ing herself and her horse, but compel- 



