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shv and frightened by hallooing, and though stout 

 and equal to any, never leave the cover alive ; and 

 if a crentleman has headed him back, he has the 

 blessing of the whole field. 



Or, if a man sees a fox cross a ride in cover, if he 

 halloos at alL which he ought to do if the hounds 

 are at check, it should be, " Tally-ho, yoi over ! " 

 wliich is sufficient to let the huntsman know that 

 the fox has crossed the ride. And when a man has 

 %'iewed a fox and has given a view-halloo, he had 

 better remain perfectly quiet, and not try to get 

 another ^iew elsewhere : all he gets for his pains is 

 that he is accused of tr\-ing to prevent a fox break- 

 ing cover ; and certain it is, that though he may 

 not trv to do it, he by this does aU he can to prevent 

 it, and gets blamed accordingly for having probably 

 spoiled a good days sport. 



A mans love of hunting, independent of riding, 



has been estimated, though unfairly, at times by 



simplv remarking his having no thong to his 



whip. Although it may be unjust to say that such 



men are not sportsmen, yet, as it happens to every 



man some time during a season to see a fox 



break cover and head back, while he is the only 



person tliere or near at the time, if he should 



not have a thong to his whip he has no means 



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