CONTENTS. 



LETTER XV. 



Remarks on letter xiii continued — Some directions to 

 the huntsman and whipper-in — Of style in killing a 

 fox — Of changing from one fox to another — Rules to 

 be observed when this happens — Some observations 

 on the casting of hounds — Riding too close upon them 

 censured 184—194 



LETTER XVL 



Remarks on letter xiii still continued' — Of halloos — 

 Some remarkable instances of them — When a fox 

 ought not to be given up— When is the best time to 

 eat him 195—202 



LETTER XVn. 



A digression in favour of fox-hunting — View halloos, 

 when too fre([uently given, censured — Of stopping the 

 tail hounds, and throwing them in at head — Of skir- 

 ters, when they do hurt — When foxes are in too great 

 plenty how to disperse them — A Frenchman's opinion 

 of a fox-chase 203 — 213 



LETTER XVIII. 



When an excellent whipper-in may be of more use than 

 an excellent huntsman — Duty of a whipper-in — Of 

 steadiness — Of hounds that kill sheep — A curious 

 letter from a huntsman 214 — 231 



