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fancied him our own ; but to my great sur- 

 prize, a fresh one broke away with the 

 hounds close at him, over a difficult country 

 to ride ; they killed him by themselves, 

 after running him several miles. The conse- 

 quence was, most of the hounds remained 

 out all night, and I did not get them right 

 again for a length of time. 



The method of riding to hounds is so 

 much altered within the last few years, that 

 you will have no small trouble in prevent- 

 ing your Field from getting too forward. 

 Most men of the present day, if they can 

 find cash to purchase a good hunter, have 

 nerves to ride him. The first two requi- 

 sites in riding to hounds are, a good eye, 

 and a good hand; a man that rides close 

 at the tail of the pack (as the term is), and 

 follows them every where, may have the 

 name of a bold rider, but never that of a 

 good one ; he must naturally ride over a 

 great deal of unnecessary ground, and in 



