Word: packs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...slow hunt the entire pack shall be kept together from start to finish, except where the word is given by the master for a race in to 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 pacemaker. During the chase each member of the pack must keep within calling distance of the master, until the later shall, give the signal for the "break;" they may then run as they please, still following the scent...
...member of the pack refusing obedience to the master in the discharge of his duties, renders himself illegible for a prize...
...case of water, any member of the pack may go round, but must take up the scent on the opposite bank...
...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...