Otters and otter-hunting . t, and keep the Field inorder in the absence of Field-Master or must be a man with a good knowledge of thehabits of Otters, and capable of judging of the relia-bility of each hound, or he will sometimes make theerror of putting on a hound who is in reality^ marking an Otter that the pack has applies also to the back whipper-in on theother bank, if there be one. Sometimes he willlead the terriers, if these do not run with thepack: a duty best left to the Deputy-Master,or failing him the Field-Master or Secretary,if a kennel-boy is not brought
Otters and otter-hunting . t, and keep the Field inorder in the absence of Field-Master or must be a man with a good knowledge of thehabits of Otters, and capable of judging of the relia-bility of each hound, or he will sometimes make theerror of putting on a hound who is in reality^ marking an Otter that the pack has applies also to the back whipper-in on theother bank, if there be one. Sometimes he willlead the terriers, if these do not run with thepack: a duty best left to the Deputy-Master,or failing him the Field-Master or Secretary,if a kennel-boy is not brought out to performit. On the further bank from the Master theforward whipper-in will be the paid hand, whowill keep abreast of the forward whipper-in on theMasters bank. The fourth whipper-in will per-form the same duties beyond the river as the secondon the hither bank: but he will probably haverougher going to negotiate, and fewer hounds tocontrol, the tendency of a pack drawing or on adrag being to keep to the Masters Copyright by] [, Ipswich. Hounds Held up for Lunch. (Essex ) The Whippers-in. 113 The duties and responsibility of the forwardwhipper-in are onerous and serious. To him iscommitted the task of keeping hounds in check,preventing them from racing ahead and out-pacingthe Master, stopping riot (if any), and turninghounds to the Masters horn or holloa, or stop-ping them whenever necessary. He will frequentlyhave to hold hounds up even on a hot drag forvarious reasons, and while watching his waterwarily as he goes, noting every tendency to mark on the part of leading hounds, and taking cognis-ance of possible holts and hovers, one ear willalways have to be on the alert for signals or ordersfrom the Master : one eye ever on the bank to noticespraints, or to seal or spur the Otter at landingplaces. To do all this satisfactorily it stands to reasonthat he must be gifted with considerable intelligence,a love of the sport which will be to some extentits own
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