Word: hunt
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slow hunt" the entire pack will be kept together from start to finish, except where the word is given by the master for a race in the finish on the home...
...slow hunt" the pack shall be under the direction of the Master of the Hunt, who shall also act as peacemaker. During the chase, each member of the pack must keep within calling distance of the Master, until the latter shall give the signal for the "break ;" they may then run as they please, still following the scent...
...Master shall be appointed by the Harvard Athletic Association, before each meeting. He shall, if he sees fit, appoint no more than two assistants, to be called first and second "Whips," respectively. He shall carry a whistle or horn, and in a "show hunt" shall control the action of the pack by the following signals : by blowing once to stop, and twice...
...allowing the hares to mark out a definite course beforehand seemed to work well. The only trouble was that caused by the "muckers" tampering with the scent, and the stealing of the bag at the end. Last year two bags were lost in about the same neighborhood. Another hunt will be arranged as soon after the fall atheistic meeting as possible...
...ball than a run across country on a pleasant afternoon for six or eight miles or, perhaps, even further. The runs at present are made purposely short in order that new men may be induced to come out and try this health giving sport. The advantage of a "slow hunt" is that all the hounds are kept together in a companionable body until the "break," making it pleasanter for those running than to allow them to scatter at will. The flyers are thus restrained and the new men and those out of perfect training are able to keep up until...