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into the saddle, partly, of course, owing to the kit 

 they ride in. But any lithe, active lad Can learn 

 to vault into the saddle if he takes a little trouble 

 over it, and it is well worth learning. It will save 

 time in a hunt, and may make the difference between 

 winning and losing a point-to-point. 



But what I would most of all try to impress on 

 the youngster is this: if you want really to enjoy 

 hunting, to ride straight and well to hounds when 

 you are young, and follow the sport from a less ambitious 

 position when you grow old - learn really to love and 

 understand it - read books tnat will explain the art of 

 hunting, listen to and question men who really know, 

 and, above all, watch hounds and keep your attention 

 en the sport while you are out. 



Never be in a hurry to holloa if a fox breads 

 cover near you. Let him get well away before you 

 holloa, or you may turn him back into tne cover. Ho 

 rule is more often broken. 



When hounds have run a fox into a cover or wood, 

 and you view a fox away, then indeed you ,.iust be care- 

 ful. Remember what Beckford says: "Changing from a 

 hunted fox to a fresh one is one of the worst accidents 

 that can happen to a pack of foxiiounds." 



If you are not certain that the fox you have viewed 

 is the hunted one, don't holloa, but go at once to the 

 master or huntsman, tell him you have viewed a fox 

 away, and give your opinion for what it is worth. If 

 you describe the fox accurately it will be a great 

 help, and he is almost certain at some period of the 

 hunt to have been already viewed either by tne master 

 or the servants. 



Let me close with one more quotation from Beckford, 

 which we may all take to heart: "Whoever has followed 

 hounds has seen them frequently hurried beyond the scent.' 



So, leaving that warning to sink in, farewell and 

 good hunting'. 



THE E1ID. 



