TftOUGHTS UPON fiUNTlNG. I25 



they have greater fcope to exert their genius, if 

 they have any. 



I had a difpute with an old fportfman, who 

 contended, that the whipper-in fhould always at- 

 tend the huntfman, to obey his orders ; (a ilable- 

 boy, then, would make as good a whipper-in as 

 the beil) but this is fo far from being tlie cafe, 

 that he fhould be always on the oppotite tide of 

 the cover from him, or I am much miflaken in 

 my opinion : if within hearing of his halloo, he 

 is near enough ; for that is the hunting fignai he 

 is to obey. — The ftation of the fecond whipper-in 

 may be near the huntlinan, for which reafon any 

 boy that can halloo, and make a whip fmack, 

 may anfwer the purpofe. 



Your firft whipper-in being able to hunt the 

 hounds occafionally, will anfwer another gocd 

 purpofe ; — it w^ill keep your huntfman in order. 

 They are very apt to be impertinent when they 

 think you cannot do without them. 



When you go from the kennel, the place of 

 the firil whipper-in is before the hounds ; that of 

 the fecond whipper-in fhould be fome diftance 

 behind them ; if not, I doubt if they will be fuf- 

 fered even to empty themfelves, let their necef* 

 lities be ever fo great ; for as foon as a boy is 

 made a whipper-in, he fancies he is to whip the 



hounds 



