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opportunity you have of watching the work 

 of the hounds, in which the real sport of 

 the chase consists. 



It is interesting to observe the way in 

 which a clever, made hunter will keep his 

 eye on the hounds, and watch for himself 

 every turn in the chase. Eor this reason 

 a hard puller, though, perhaps, less un- 

 acceptable to a hard " goer," is objectionable 

 to the genuine fox-hunter, to whom a snaffle- 

 bridle hunter is always a real treasure. It 

 is well known that many pulling horses 

 will prove more amenable to an easier bit 

 than to one of increased severity ; but the 

 most difficult of all as a hunter is the well- 

 bred one which will not stand a curb, but 

 which you cannot possibly hold with a 

 snaffle. Some i-ecommend a gag-bit for 

 such cases, but the only animal to which 

 I ever offered this alternative resented it 

 nearly as much as she did the ordinary 

 double bridle. " It is a sin ever to put a 



