CONTENTS. XV 



CHAPTER XLII. 



PAGE 



Scurry the second A dip into the vale Harmony of huntsman 

 and first whip Jem and his master Over the hills and far 

 away Dropping sterns and dropping astern Blood and con- 

 dition will tell " Up the hill, spare me" Trying it on foot 

 Jem beats his master at pedestrianism Short, sharp, and 

 decisive 358 



CHAPTER XLIII. 



" Sub Jove frigido " The foxhunter's season "When a fox is not 

 a fox Distinguishing characteristics of well-bred foxhounds 

 Making the best of a bad scent Will Headman's descent 

 into lower regions Hazel Grove Forcing a fox A cool cal- 

 culator nearly outwitted The afternoon fox Barren downs 

 and luxuriant pastures . . . . . . .366 



CHAPTER XLIV. 



A cold bath Beaten horses and a beaten fox Will Headman 

 tastes something stronger than pea soup Jem and the miller 

 Two ways of letting off steam Our huntsman's ideas about 

 scent The Queen's Head Staveley and the old waiter 

 Lame hounds The jog home 375 



CHAPTER XLV. 



Foxhunting fixtures Various motives for meeting hounds 

 Change of line in drawing coverts Good foxes on the look- 

 out for squalls Witches and wizards The poultry fancier 

 Scarcity of good bipeds as well as quadrupeds Counting 

 noses Keeping your appointments Hunting a cure for atra 

 cura Advertising fixtures now imperative Ludicrous scene 

 in the field An explosion The flight of Anak . . .386 



CHAPTER XLVI. 



Winter rural sports Foxhunting and pheasant shooting The 

 battue Commander-in-chief Non-interference Expe- 

 rienced sportsmen of service sometimes General conduc 

 of the field Rivalry in horsemanship Hunting to ride 

 Spoiling sport Heads and tails up 394 



CHAPTER XLVII. 



A clear stage Clearing a pack and five-barred gate Pressing 

 hounds Thoroughbred hunters no novelty Short and bang 

 tails Ladies in the hunting-field ... . 403 



