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conduct of the pack to which he has attached himself, 

 unless possessing strong vocal powers, had better 

 not attempt a rate, but content himself with the 

 use of the whipcord. Riding and hallooing after 

 young hounds in pursuit of a hare with a shrill 

 voice is more often taken by them for a cheer than 

 a rate, encouraging others to join in the outbreak. 



Upon such an emergency, a sensible huntsman 

 will instantly turn his horse's head, calling his 

 hounds back or in a contrary direction, leaving the 

 delinquents to the tender mercies of Jack, who will 

 give them a thorough good scoring before they can 

 take refuge in the pack, where, of course, they ought 

 to feel quite secure from further punishment. We 

 know of no better plan to break young hounds from 

 running hare than this ; and after one lesson of this 

 kind, it is not likely that they will run the gauntlet 

 again, especially if both Jem and Jack can be spared 

 to give them a thorough good lashing before they 

 can reach their huntsman. We have found the 

 most wilful rioters cured by this process, when all 

 others have failed. Where hares abound, hounds 

 are accustomed to see them continually getting up 

 before them, and become indifferent; but where 

 they are scarce the reverse is the case. We re- 

 member ;i clever huntsman in the New Forest at 

 that time full of deer who used to trot his young 

 hounds along the drive across which they were con- 

 tinually passing ; and if any of the entry broke away 

 he turned his horse round quickly, trotting off in 

 another direction and blowing his horn, whilst the 

 whippers-in were punishing the offenders and driving 



