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depends much on the \Vhi|iper-in. 



continue rating when tliey find rating is of no avail ; at 

 the same time, he should never strike a hound without 

 the animal being perfectly conscious for what the blow 

 has been inflicted. A blow should never be given to a 

 hound that does not deserve it ; but whenever a blow is 

 called for, it should be severely administered. 



" Such hounds as are notorious offenders should also 

 feel the lash and hear a rate as they go to cover ; it may 

 be an useful hint to thein, and may prevent a severe 

 flogging afterwards. A sensible whipper-in will wait his 

 opportunity to single out his hound ; he will then hit him 

 hard, and rate him well ; whilst a foolish one will often 

 hit a dog he did not intend to strike ; will ride full gallop 

 into the midst of the hounds ; will perhaps i*ide over 

 some of the best of them, and put the whole pack into 

 confusion ! " Whenever a hound deserves the lash, the 

 whipper-in should hit him first and rate him afterwards ; 

 as a hound, if rated first, will naturally enough avoid the 

 whip, if possible. 



The second whipper-in is frequently a youth, ignorant 

 in a great degree of the business of hunting ; and indeed, 

 if such an one be tractable, he will answer the purpose. 

 He should never encourage or rate a hound, but when 

 he is quite certain it is right to do so ; nor should he 

 ever get forward whilst a single hound remains behind — 

 he should be particularly careful to suffer no hound to 

 remain behind in cover. 



Beckford says the first whipper-in is sometimes con- 

 ceited ; I have known instances where the second whip- 

 per-in has manifested more than a sufficient portion of 

 this baneful quality: as a specimen of which, I give the 



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