HUNTING DIRECTORY. 163 



Kunning the Foil. 



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 

 six couple of hounds along with him, the pack not 

 running, let him get forward with those which he has : 

 when they are on the scent, the rest will soon join them. 



" Let him lift his tail hounds, and get them forward 

 after the rest : it can do no hurt. But let him be cautious 

 how he lifts any hounds to get forward before 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. I have 

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

 stop the tail hounds, and throw them in at head. I am 

 almost inclined to say, it is the only tune it should be 

 done. Whilst hounds run straight, it cannot be of any 

 use ; for they will get on faster with the scent than they 

 would without it. 



"When hounds are hunting a cold scent, and point 

 towards a cover, let a whipper-in get forward to the op- 

 posite side of it. Should the fox break before the hounds 

 reach the cover, stop them, and get them nearer to him. 



" When a fox persists in running in a strong cover, 

 lies down often behind the hounds, and they are slack in 

 hunting him, let the huntsman get into the cover to them. 

 It may make the fox break, it may keep him off his foil, 

 or may prevent the hounds from giving him up. 



" When hounds are at fault, and cannot make it out 

 of themselves, let the first cast be quick ; the scent is 

 then good, nor are the hounds likely to go over it : as 



