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them J but, notwithstanding that, if foxes be in tolerable 

 plenty, keep them to their own game, and forget not the ad- 

 vice of the old sportsman. 



Frequent hallooing is of use with young hounds: it 

 l^eeps them forward, prevents their being lost, and hinders 

 them from hunting after the rest. The oftener, therefore, a 

 fox is seen and hallooed, the better : it serves to let thein 

 in, makes them eager^ makes them exert themselves, and 

 teaches them to be handy. I must tell you, at the same 

 time I say thisj that 1 by no means approve of much hal- 

 looing to old hounds ; and though I frequently am guilty 

 of it myself, it is owing to my spirits, which lead me into an 

 error which my judgment condemns. It is true, there is a 

 time when hallooing is of use, a time when it does hurt, 

 and a time when it is perfedlly indifferent , but it is long 

 pradice, and great attention to hunting, that must teach 

 you the application. 



Hounds, at their first entering, cannot be encouraged 

 too much. When they are become handy, love a scent, 

 and begin to know what is rights it will be soon enough 



