CONTENTS. Xl 



LETTER XVI. Page 20S. 



R.e7narks on Letter XIII. still continued — Of halloos — Some 

 remarkable instances of them — IVhen a Fcx ought not to 

 he given up — When a -pack of Fox-hounds may be suffered 

 to try back — When Sportsmen ought to be silent — Method of 

 treeing a Fox described — When it is the best time to eat 

 him. 



LETTER XVII. Pagcziy. 



A digression in favour of Fox-hunting— Fiezv halloos^ ijuben 

 too frequently given^ censured —Of stopping the tail Hounds^ 

 and throning them in at head — Of Skirl ers, zvhen they do 

 hurt — A hint to those zvho follow Hounds — When Foxes 

 are in too great plenty^ how to disperse them — A French-- 

 nhvi s opinion of a Fox-chace, 



LETTER XVIII. Page 228. 



When an excellent Whipper-in may he of more use than an eX' 

 c client Huntsman — Barbarity defined — Unnecessary severity 

 censured — F>uty of a IVhipper-in — A pcrfeEl one described — • 

 Of steadiness — Of Hounds that kill sheep — Necessity of obe- 

 dience — After Hounds are made steady, some caution re- 

 quired to keep them so — A curious Letter from a Huntsman. 



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