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couraged. But when the season was aknost over, 

 they suddenly found what they were there for, and 

 the way they hustled the rabbits from that time on 

 was surprising and delightful. I hope to have one 

 of them at the next field trials." 



"Uncas" then continues his advice on how to 

 train a pup in the July 2nd [1891] issue of the 

 same sporting paper as follows: "The pup in 

 question being seven or eight months old is taken 

 out and followed around slowly, about a rod behind, 

 occasionally speaking an encouraging word to him, 

 and endeavoring to hold him to his work, always 

 remembering to keep him ahead of you. It is 

 hardly possible he will run this rabbit very far be- 

 fore he will get thrown, but if he runs it a hundred 

 yards or even less, you have made a good beginning 

 and one that will remain in your pup's memory 

 several days at least. I don't think it advisable to 

 make a puppy of this age do too much at first. 

 Your time will not by any means be wasted if you 

 do not run a rabbit at all the fii'st time or for the 

 matter of that, for the first half dozen times you 

 take your pup out with you, because he will be 

 getting more and more accustomed to his surround- 

 ings, and this means a great deal to any dog, espe- 

 cially if he is inclined to be the least bit timid, as 

 very many beagles are. I will now suppose you 



