THOUGHTS UPON HUNTING. 2)9 



tlian they can the right, when one is up the wind, and th^ 

 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 si^ 

 couple of hounds along with him, the pack not runnings 

 let him get forward with those which he has : when they 

 ate on the scentj the others will soon join thenli 



Let hirri lift his tail hounds, and get them forward after 

 the rest : it can do no hurt :~but let him be cautious in 

 lifting any hounds, to get them forward hfore the rest : it 

 always is dangerous, and foxes are sometimes 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. 1 have 

 before told you, that your huntsman, at such a time, may 



