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to their senses and work them 

 down, left that season's puppies 

 unbroken. 



(2) In 1864 the terrible mistake 

 was made of leaving the hounds 

 at home through the cubhunting 

 season, on account of the dryness 

 of the ground. Regular hunting 

 was commenced with the two- 

 year-olds, worse than puppies 

 entirely undyilled ; and short days 

 were made. 



(3) In breaking the hounds in 

 1865 they were completely ruined 

 by being rated and flogged in 

 coming out of covert to their 

 huntsman, taught to turn back to 

 the woods, and to remain there 

 afraid to come out ; and, when 

 left to themselves, hunting hares 

 by hours together. 



(4) Taking the fox's head away 

 from the hounds. No practice 

 can be more abominable or more 

 ■Cockney. A puppy that has once 



