% CONTENTS. 461 



CHAPTER VIII. 556. 



FIRST LESSON IN AUTUMN CONTINUED. CUNNING OF AGE RANGE OF 

 FROM TWO TO SIX. DOGS. 



153. Your Dog not to "break fence;" how taught; Birds often 

 sprung while you are scrambling over hedge. 154. Turning one's 

 back upon a Dog to bring him away; stooping down, &Q., to 

 make him hunt close. 155. Dog, when fatigued, not to be hunted ; 

 leads to false points. 156. Sent home, brushed, and allowed a 

 warm berth; not to follow all day at "heel" 157 to 159. Beat 

 of two Dogs, how regulated. 160. Whatever number hunted, all 

 should look to the Gun for orders. 161. Mr. Herbert's opinion in 

 his "Field Sports in United States." 1 62, 163. Beat of three 

 Dogs. 164. Of four Dogs. 166 to 167. Of five or six Dogs. 168. 

 Great precision impracticable, but the necessity of a system main- 

 tained ; System particularly essential where Game is scarce ; 

 Dogs to be brigaded, not to be employed as a pack. 169. When 

 each keeper hunts a brace. 170. A brigade of fine rangers worth 

 from fifty to sixty guineas a brace. 171. Fastest walkers do not 

 necessarily beat most country. 172. Nor do always the fastest 

 Dogs. 173. How slow Dogs may hunt more ground than faster. 



CHAPTER IX. 565 



FIRST LESSON IN AUTUMN CONTINUED. " POINT " NOT RELINQUISHED 

 FOR " DOWN CHARGE." 



174. Affection makes Dog anxious to please when he rushes in to 

 be dragged back. 175. Rule pressed. 176. Reasons for Rule 

 Experience anticipated. 177. To "stand " far off. 178. Patienc*- 

 enjoined Not to part as enemies. 179. The first good point 

 Remain yourself stationary. 180. "Heading "Dog Your circle 

 to be wide. The first Bird killed. 181. Finding dead Bird, it 

 being to leeward. 182. Pointing it Blinking it. The cause. 

 183. Bird killed, the Dog to go to "heel." 184. Supposed objec- 

 tion 184. Answered. 185. Temptation to run after fallen Bird 

 greater than to run to " heel." 186 Dog pointing one Bird, and 

 after " down charge," springing the others. The cause. 187. The 

 preventive. Dog never to discontinue his point in order tc 

 " down charge." How taught. 188. Its advantages exemplified. 

 189. Decide whether Dog goes direct to Bird, or first to you. 

 190. Dog which performed well Snipe shooting on banks of 

 Richelieu. 191. Coolness recommended Inconsistency depre- 

 cated. 



CHAPTER X. 579. 



FIRST LESSON IN AUTUMN CONTINUED. ASSISTANT 



1 92. Some Dogs will not point readily. Breeding in and in. error 



