CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XLII. 



On the management of young hounds when first coming into kennel — Pre- 

 judices of huntsmen — Air and exercise — Fox-hunting an antidote to 

 melancholy — A few remarks on hare-hunting — ^Hounds best suited to 

 this sport — Huntsman and whipper-in — Peculiar knowledge requisite 

 for breeding hounds successfully — The late Mr. Ward — Harriers 

 should be kept strictly to their own game p. 275 



CHAPTER XLIII. 



Advantages of hare-hunting in some respects over fox-hunting — Reduction 

 of expenses in fox-hunting establishments to meet the times — Mr. 

 Yeatman and his pack of harriers — Unfair prejudices against hare- 

 hunting — A random shot at fox-hunters — Liberality the true spirit of 

 fox -hunters — Liberal game preservers — The Squire of C*****n — Foxes 

 do not live upon game only — Letter from an old fox-hunter — Artful 

 keepers turning down foxes when the hounds meet to draw their pre- 

 serves — Way to detect such practices p. 282 



CHAPTER XLIV. 



On bag-foxes — Scratch packs hunting them — An old fox-hunter convicting 

 a master of harriers of his mal-practices — Improving our breed of 

 foxes — Run with a dark-coloured fox — List of hoimds on hunting 

 days — Diary — Effects of bathing hounds after hunting . . p. 291 



CHAPTER XLV. 



Estimates of expenses of a fox-hunting establishment — Wages, food, and 

 allowances — Quality of land — Expenses for two days a week — Selec- 

 tion of hunters — Objection to "screws" — Other items of expense — 

 Saddles, bridles, rugs, &c. — Economy may and should be observed — 

 Reasons for leaving out of the list the farrier — The huntsman's book, 

 or annual bill — Earth -stopping, and fees to keepers — Advantages of 

 the old system in preventing needless extortion — Proposals for a 

 remedy of the evil — Opinion of Mr. Delme Radcliffe . . . p. 296 



