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severely left alone. Speaking to them merely 

 distracts their attention from the business in 

 hand, aud gets their heads up. Of course if 

 the "fault" is a long one, the huntsman's 

 assistance will be needed. It is impossible 

 to lay down any rule for making a cast ; the 

 circumstances of the moment will be the 

 best guide to a man in this. It is notorious 

 that a hare will always run at his best and 

 straightest when in a strange country, or in 

 a mist, and where hares are scarce. Up wind 

 or down seems to make no difference to 

 them ; and in this respect they resemble a 

 deer, and are very unlike a fox, which, it is 

 well known, almost invariably goes away 

 down wind. As it is a common thing with 

 hares to either cross or run up roads, it is 

 most desirable that in every pack there 

 should be a few hounds who can hunt on 

 such ground — a peculiar and distinct gift. 



Years ago I had many a good day with 

 Mr. Henry Lubbock's harriers, in the West 

 Kent country, and with the redoubtable 

 *'Jack" at the head of affairs we saw the 



