HINTS TO THE HUNTSMAN. 259 



A huntsman must take care, where foxes are 

 in plenty, that he does not run the heel ; for it 

 frequently happens that hounds can run the 

 wrong way of tlie scent better than they can 

 the right, when one is up the wind, and the 

 other down. 



Fox-hunters, I think, are never guilty of 

 the fault of trying up the wind, before they 

 have tried down. I have known them lose 

 foxes, rather than condescend to try up the 

 wind at all. 



When a huntsman hears a halloo, and has 

 five or six couple of hounds along with him, the 

 pack not running, let him get forward with 

 those which he has : when they are on the scent, 

 the others will soon join them. 



Let him lift his tail hounds, and get them 

 forward after the rest: it can do no hurt. 

 But let him be cautious how he lifts any 

 hounds to get them forward before the rest: 

 it always is dangerous, and foxes are some- 

 times lost by it. 



When a fox runs his foil in cover, if you 

 suffer all your hounds to hunt on the line 

 of him, they will foil the ground, and tire 

 themselves to little purpose. I have before 

 told you that your huntsman, at such a time, 



