On or before February first in each year a 

 Master wishing to resign should acquaint the Hunt 

 Committee, so as to give the country a chance of 

 securing the services of the best Master possible; 

 also it is only fair to the Hunt servants to be given 

 as long as possible to obtain situations. After Feb- 

 ruary first, no notice having been received by a Com- 

 mittee, they are justified in presuming the Master 

 intends going on for another season. 



There is a Freemasonry amongst Masters of 

 Hounds in allowing each other the free use of any 

 hound in their kennel for Stud purposes. No Master 

 ever charges a Stud fee. However, he should be 

 protected from trouble and expense in such matters. 



A Master must remember that the primary ob- 

 ject of foxhunting is the hunting of the fox, and the 

 field must be kept in control accordingly so that the 

 fox may not be headed, nor hounds or hunt staff 

 hindered. 



Too ardent members of the field should be 

 quietly but firmly told of their error, for their ac- 

 tions are generally due to ignorance. 



It should never be forgotten that all signals 

 out hunting should be plainly understood by the 

 staff. Without a perfect understanding between the 

 huntsmen, whips and Master, confusion will ensue 

 and sport suffer. The staff should always notify 

 the field should a fox have "gone away," by the 

 view holloa, i.e., "Tallyho," "Gone away" or "Gone 

 away" followed in both instances by "Forward,, 

 away, away, away, away." 



A whistle as used by Lord Lonsdale with the 

 Quorn and in the Duke of Beaufort's Woodlands, 

 may be carried for one purpose, i.e., when a fox 

 has gone away, and used on this occasion and no 

 other. It should be of great assistance both to the 

 staff and field in most American countries, usually 

 so hilly, or wooded, or both. 



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