. CHAPTER L The Foxhound T what period the foxhound got its distinctive title in England is not very clear for as late as 1735 there is no such word in the Sportsman's Dictionary. Under the words "Fox hunt- ing" all that refers to the fox and his capture is given and here it is stated that "the fox is taken with hounds, grey- hounds, terriers, nets and ; Greyhounds were used to "course him on the plain," and the two other methods used were fox hunting above ground and hunting the fox under ground, which was done with terriers. In the description of hunting ab
. CHAPTER L The Foxhound T what period the foxhound got its distinctive title in England is not very clear for as late as 1735 there is no such word in the Sportsman's Dictionary. Under the words "Fox hunt- ing" all that refers to the fox and his capture is given and here it is stated that "the fox is taken with hounds, grey- hounds, terriers, nets and ; Greyhounds were used to "course him on the plain," and the two other methods used were fox hunting above ground and hunting the fox under ground, which was done with terriers. In the description of hunting above ground the dogs are simply called hounds and the custom then was to have them in couples and not to put the entire pack into the covert. "At first only cast off your sure finders and as the drag mends so add more as you dare trust them, avoid casting off too many hounds at once, because woods and coverts are full of sundry chases and so you may engage them in too many at one time. Let such as you cast off at first be old, staunch hounds which are sure, and if you hear such a hound call on merrily you may cast off some others to him, and when they run it on the full cry cast off the ; So also in hare hunting the word hounds is only employed and under the word "harriers" we find nothing but a hound, "some are for the hare, the fox, hart, polecat, weasel, coney, buck, badger, otter, etc., some for one, some for another. Nay, amongst the va- rious sorts of these dogs, there are some apt to hunt two different beasts, as the fox at sometimes and at other times the hare, but such as stick not to one sort of game, hunt not with that success and good disposition as the others ; It was soon after this book was published that the celebrated Mr. Meynell established the Quorn hunt and he made a practice of entering his hounds at the hare and when perfect in that sport put them to fox hunting. It is probable that some who kept packs of hounds had ind
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