Our domestic animals : their habits, intelligence and usefulness by Voogt Gos. de & Wormeley Katharine Prescott & Burkett Charles William 1873- ed

Author:Voogt, Gos. de & Wormeley, Katharine Prescott & Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Domestic animals
Publisher: Boston : Ginn & Co.
Published: 1907-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

mischie vous animals, whK.i at first was a ' necessity, became very quickly a pleasure, and has endol in becoming an art, thanks to the enjoyment derived from motion in the open air, and from the pleasure of surmounting obstacles and braving dangers. The death of the hunted animal is only an accessory; the seeking of the dogs, the joyous sound of the huntsman's horn, the pleasure of proving to others our agility, strength, courage, intrepidity, — herein lies the true joy of hunting.

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the hounds of the

,. king of England, ran

I'lr four hours and forty-five

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minutes. Rider after

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and could ride no more. One horse fell dead, another expired before he reached the stable, and seven others died during the following week (a mortality as great as or even greater than that of a Spanish bullfight). Huntsmen never lose sight of the game, which can, therefore, never slacken its speed or rest for a single instant. For the best horse a run of four hours

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