Word: masterful
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...hare and hounds runs at his own discretion, in place of the regular weekly runs. The rules governing will be the same as those recently adopted by the Athletic Association. The first hare and hounds run will be next Tuesday. The hares will be Brown and Bailey, and the master of the hounds, Merrill...
...member of the pack refusing obedience to the master in the discharge of his duties renders himself ineligible for a prize...
...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 a horn, and in a "slow hunt" shall control the action of the pack by the following signals: by blowing once to stop, and twice...
...shall be the duty of the whips to keep the pack together, and, when called upon by the master to act temporarily as pacemaker...
...case the scent gives out, the hares shall drop the bags and make for home by the shortest route. On finding the bags the hounds may make for home as they please in a "fast" hunt; in a "slow" hunt they shall wait the word from the master to "break." In a "slow" hunt, if, for any reason, the bags cannot be found, the signal to "break" may be given by the master, with the consent of a majority of the pack...