HUNTING THE FOX 41 



In dealing with all kinds of animals, too much 

 attention cannot be paid to the inflexions of the 

 human voice. A Huntsman who cultivates this 

 art can get his Hounds to go with him at any pace 

 he likes without any whipper-in at all. In actual 

 practice it is well to go to covert in September 

 at almost eight miles an hour, for the sake of 

 economizing daylight and incidentally for the sake 

 of a little extra condition, slackening the pace, of 

 course, to let Hounds get cool before they are 

 asked to hunt. It is not difficult to achieve this 

 pace at this time of year ; Hounds are then fresh 

 and eager, and in the early hours the traffic does 

 not impede. On arriving at the covert-side, there 

 is no occasion during Cub-hunting to send away 

 either of the whippers-in for the purpose of getting 

 a view. The Huntsman, having their assistance, 

 will not find it a bad plan to halt about one hundred 

 yards from the covert, and have his men so placed 

 that they can prevent any Hound breaking away 

 from him until he gives the signal after a minute's 

 pause. When he says " Eleu in there ! " the old 

 Hounds know what to do fast enough, and will 

 show the young ones the way into the covert. 

 The Huntsman cannot now be too patient. He 

 should follow his Hounds up to the outside of the 

 covert, and not go inside himself until every Hound, 

 both old and young, is well out of sight. Then he 

 should go quite slowly to the gate of the covert, 



