12 PRACTICAL HINTS FOR HUNTING NOVICES. 



owner or tenant, or one of the two or three privileged 

 men there are in almost every hunt who are allowed 

 to go to certain points for the purposes of viewing 

 foxes. Never when going from covert to covert go 

 close to hounds ; ponies are more liable to kick 

 them than horses, and the Master invariably dislikes 

 any of the field to ride among the pack. Indeed, when 

 hounds leave a meet, or are trotting along a lane, 

 they should be allowed at least a hundred yards before 

 the field begin to follow, and in this connection you 

 should remember that even if others press too closely 

 on hounds, that is no reason for your doing so, and you will 

 lose nothing in the long run by keeping in your proper 

 place. 



