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huntsman should wait until the hare has got a good start and is out of sight�察�

then let the young hounds go。��14�А�The result of letting slip young hounds�察�

possessed of all the requisite points and full of pluck�撮�15�А�is that the sight 

of the hare will make them strain too violently and pull them to bits�撮�16�А�

while   their   frames   are   as   yet   unknit�察  �a   catastrophe   against   which   every 

sportsman   should   strenuously   guard。   If�察  �on   the   other   hand�察  �the   young 

hounds   do   not   promise   well   for   running�撮�17�А �there   is   no   harm  in   letting 

them go。 From the start they will give up all hope of striking the hare�察�and 

consequently escape the injury in question。��18�А�

     ��13�А   �For    points    see   the   same     authority�此   �the   harrier�察  �p。   59�察  �the 

foxhound�察�p。 54。 

     ��14�А�See Arrian's comment and dissent�察�xxv。 4。 

     ��15�А  �Lit。   ;which   are   at   once   well   shaped   and   have   the   spirit   for   the 

chase in them。; 

     ��16�А�Al。   ;they   will   overstrain   themselves   with   the   hare   in   sight�察  �and 

break   a   blood´vessel。;   See Arrian�察  �xxxi。   4�察  。�regnuntai   gar   autais            ai 

lagones��。 

     ��17�А�Or�察 �are defectively built for the chase。; 

     ��18�А�Or�察 �will not suffer such mishap。; 

     As to the trail of a hare on the run�察�there is no harm in letting them 

follow it up till they overtake her。��19�А�When the hare is caught the carcass 

should be given to the young hounds to tear in pieces。��20�А�

     ��19�А�Perhaps read ��eos an thelosi���察 �as long as they choose。; The MSS。 

have ��elthosi��。 



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     ��20�А�See Stonehenge�察�p。 287�察 �blooded�察�so as to make him understand 

the nature of the scent;�察�ib。 284。 

     As   soon   as   these   young   hounds   refuse   to   stay   close   to   the   nets   and 

begin to scatter�察�they must be called back�察�till they have been accustomed 

to find the hare by following her up�察�or else�察�if not taught to quest for her 

��time after time�� in proper style�察�they may end by becoming skirters��21��a 

bad education。��22�А�

     ��21�А。�ekkunoi���察�cf。 Arrian�察�xxv。 5。 

     ��22�А。�poneron mathema���察�ib。 9。 

     As long as they are pups�察�they should have their food given them near 

the nets�察�when these are being taken up�撮�23�А�so that if from inexperience 

they should lose their way on the hunting´field�察�they may come back for it 

and    not   be   altogether    lost。  In  time   they   will   be  quit   of  this  instinct 

themselves�撮�24�А�when their hostile feeling towards the animal is developed�察�

and they will be more concerned about the quarry than disposed to give 

their food a thought。��25�А�

     ��23�А。�anairontai�� sc。 ��ai arkues���察�see above�察�vi。 26。 

     ��24�А�Or�察 �abandon the practice。; 

     ��25�А  �See   Stonehenge�察  �p。   289   ��another   context���此   ─�   。   。   the   desire   for 

game in a well´bred dog is much greater than the appetite for                          food�察�

unless the stomach has long been deprived of it。; 

     As   a   rule�察  �the   master   should   give   the   dogs   their   food   with   his   own 

hand�察�since�察�however much the animal may be in want of food without his 

knowing   who   is   to   blame   for   that�察  �it   is   impossible   to   have   his   hunger 

satisfied without his forming an affection for his benefactor。��26�А                 。�26�А�Or�察�

;If want in itself does not reveal to him the cause of his                    suffering�察�to 

be given food when hungry for it will arouse in him                      affection for the 

donor。; 



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     The time to track hares is after a fall of snow deep enough to conceal 

the ground completely。 As long as there are black patches intermixed�察�the 

hare will be hard to find。 It is true that outside these the tracks will remain 

visible   for   a   long   time�察  �when   the   snow   comes   down   with   a   north   wind 

blowing�察�because the snow does not melt immediately�察�but if the wind be 

mild with gleams of sunshine�察�they will not last long�察�because the snow is 

quickly thawed。 When it snows steadily and without intermission there is 

nothing to be done�察�the tracks will be covered up。 Nor�察�again�察�if there be a 

strong     wind   blowing�察    �which    will   whirl   and   drift  the   snow    about   and 

obliterate the tracks。 It will not do to take the hounds into the field in that 

case�撮�1�А�since owing to excessive frost the snow will blister��2�А�the feet and 

noses   of   the   dogs   and   destroy   the   hare's   scent。  Then   is   the   time   for   the 

sportsman to take the haye nets and set off with a comrade up to the hills�察�

and leave the cultivated lands behind�察�and when he has got upon the tracks 

to follow up the clue。 If the tracks are much involved�察�and he follows them 

only to   find himself   back   again   ere   along   at   the   same   place�撮�3�А �he   must 

make   a   series   of   circuits   and   sweep   round   the   medley   of   tracks�察  �till   he 

finds out where they really lead。��4�А�

     ��1�А�Lit。 ;I say it is no use setting out with dogs to this chase。; 

     ��2�А。�kaei��。 Cf。 Arrian�察�xiv。 5。 

     ��3�А�Reading ��ekonta�� sc。 ��ton kunegeten 。 。 。�� or if ��ekonta�察�kuklous�� 

��sc。    ��ta   ikhne���В察    �transl。   ;if  the   tracks    are   involved�察    �doubling      on 

themselves and coming back eventually to the same place。; 

     ��4�А�Or�察 �where the end of the string is。; 

     The hare makes many windings�察�being at a loss to find a resting´place�察�

and at the same time she is accustomed to deal subtly��5�А�in her method of 

progression�察�because her footsteps lead perpetually to her pursuit。 

     ��5�А  。�tekhnazein��。   Cf。   Ael。   ;N。   A。;   vi。   47�察  �ap。   Schneid。   A   fact   for 

Uncle Remus。 

     As   soon   as   the   track   is   clear�撮�6�А  �the   huntsman   will   push   on   a   little 

farther�察�and it will bring him either to some embowered spot��7�А�or craggy 

bank�察�since gusts of wind will drift the snow beyond such spots�察�whereby a 



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store of couching´places��8�А�is reserved��9�В察�and that is what puss seeks。 

     ��6�А �Discovered。; 

     ��7�А �Thicket or overhanging crag。; 

     ��8�А。�eunasima���察 �places well adapted for a form。; 

     ��9�А�Al。   ;many   places   suited   for   her   form   are   left   aside   by   puss�察  �but 

this she seeks。; 

     If the tracks conduct the huntsman to this kind of covert he had better 

not approach too near�察�for fear the creature should move off。 Let him make 

a   circuit   round�察  �the   chances   are   that   she   is   there�察  �and   that   will   soon   be 

clear�察�for   if so�察�the tracks will   not trend outwards   from  the place   at   any 

point。��10�А�

     ��10�А  �L。   Dind。   emend。   ��oudamoi���察   �the   tracks   will   not   pass   in   any 

direction outwards from such ground。; 

     And now when it is clear that puss is there�察�there let her bide�察�she will 

not sir�察�let him set off and seek another�察�before the tracks are indistinct�察�

being   careful   only  to   note  the time  of   day�察  �so that�察 �in   case he   discovers 

others�察�there will be daylight enough for him to set up the nets。��11�А�When 

the final moment has come�察�he will stretch the big haye nets round the first 

one   and   then   the   other   victim   ��precisely   as   in   the   case   of   one   of   those 

black   thawed   patches   above   named���察  �so   as   to   enclose   within   the   toils 

whatever the creature is resting on。��12�А�As soon as the nets are posted�察�up 

he   must   go   and   start   her。   If   she   contrive   to   extricate   herself   from   the 

nets�撮�13�А�he must after her�察�following her tracks�察�and presently he will find 

himself at a second similar piece of ground ��unless�察�as is not improbable�察�

she   smothers   herself   in   the   snow   beforehand��。��14�А�Accordingly   he   must 

discover   where   she   is   and   spread   his   toils   once   more�察  �and�察  �if   she   has 

energy still left�察�pursue the chase。 Even without the nets�察�caught she will 

be�察  �from  sheer   fatigue�撮�15�А  �owing   to   the  depth   of   the   snow�察  �which   balls 

itself under her shaggy feet and clings to her�察�a sheer dead weight。 

     ��11�А�Al。 ;to envelop the victims in the nets。; 

     ��12�А�Lit。 ;whatever the creature is in contact with inside。; 

     ��13�А�Cf。 Aesch。 ;Prom。; 87�察�Poto tropo tesd' ekkulisthesei tukhes��。 

     ��14�А�Or�察 �if the creature is not first suffocated in the snow itself。; 

     ��15�А�See Pollux�察�v。 50。 ;She must presently be tired out in the heavy 



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snow�察�which balls itself like a fatal clog clinging to the under             part of 

her hairy feet。; 



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     For hunting fawns��1�А�and deer�撮�2�А�Indian dogs��3�А�should be employed�察�

as being strong�察�large�察�and fleet´footed�察�and not devoid of spirit�察�with these 

points they will prove well equal to the toil。 

     ��1�А  �See   Hom。   ;Il。;   xxii。   189�察  �x。   361�察   �Od。;   iv。   35�察  �Aelian�察   �N。   A。; 

xiv。 14�察�xvii。 26�察�Geopon。 xix。 5。 

     ��2�А  。�e   elaphos��   ��generic�察  �Attic��   =   hart   or   hind�察  �of   roe  ��Capreolus 

caprea�� or red ��Cervus elaphus�� deer alike�察�I suppose。 See St。                         John�察�

;Nat。 Hist。 and Sport in Moray。; 

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