88 In Scarlet and Silk 



Harrier and Beagle Show is a step in the 

 right direction, and will do much to improve 

 the status of hare-hunting, and the method 

 of kennel management, in the near future. 



" First catch your hare," goes the old say- 

 ing, but having caught her, the moot point 

 of "what to do with her" arises. There is 

 certainly no need to give the quarry to the 

 pack, and it may do far more good in the 

 interests of hare-hunting to present it to the 

 farmer on whose land it was found — the 

 inside is quite sufficient to distribute to the 

 hounds. As to the argument that hounds 

 lose their keenness when deprived of the 

 spolia opima, I would ask, "How about 

 hounds hunting the carted deer, or a drag ? " 

 Depend upon it, hounds will be equally keen, 

 if they are worth their salt, with or without 

 the spoils of victory to crunch. 



Some huntsmen are great sinners for the 

 sake of blood, and wink at their hounds 

 chopping hares. This should be prevented 

 at any cost, as nothing is more annoying to 

 the field — and the hare ! 



