15G SYSTEM OF KENNEL AND 



a trump, and not an ignoramus. He must 



know well the limited from a fresh fox, and if the 



pack divides, stop instantly those on the wrong 



scent; and by his quickness and cleverness in this 



ends the fortune of the day. This is an 



act thoroughly independent of the huntsman, who 



cannot hunt and rate hounds at the same time. 



Then he must he well acquainted with all the earths 



and drains in the country to which foxes generally 



,d when the hunted fox is evidently run- 



f those unstopped, it is his business 



to get forward without instructions from the hunts- 



nt the fox gaining it before him, and, 



if quickly done, the first whipper-in has here the 



of killing his fox. He ought also to know 



the slmrt. -I way across country to any given point, 



acting, as we have just 

 mentioned, quite independently of the hunts- 

 obedient to his com- 

 mands. A good temper is not so indispensable as 

 Mian, yet his infliction of punishment on 

 the hounds, wln-n miming riot, should be tempered 



nd i icraiion. We like to see a 



ng of tongue, but vigorous in action, 



ho will i li.sh enough to rate when he 



: i force obedience, since riotous hounds 



doea that i i m-come-at-able 



in hi \en or eight years' growth, 



and t: iey will have their fun out, notwith- 



.ng tin; most furious objurgations. A sensible 



whipper-in will wait patiently until the delinquents 



