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him on one occasion that I got a curious 

 fall, for galloping at a fence my girths flew, 

 and so did I ! whilst almost at the same 

 moment my horse slipped up on his side 

 and measured his length on the ground. 



Harriers ought to be encouraged to spread 

 themselves well when drawing a field, for 

 many a hare almost requires to be kicked 

 up ; they are real adepts at lying low, and 

 "sitting tight." The "field," too, may be 

 of considerable service here, especially in 

 beating up hedgerows, for harriers are none 

 too keen on doing this for themselves. A 

 hare will rarely give much sport before 

 January, and in that month and February I 

 have occasionally seen them make a four or 

 five mile point, and go a great pace, too, in- 

 stead of constantly ringing, as is their wont. 



Beckford says, in speaking of harriers, 

 that " you should never exceed twenty couple 

 in the field " ; but in most countries little 

 more than half that number will be found to 

 suffice ; they run better together, and there 

 is less chance of their foiling the ground. As 



