Word: scent
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Other stories are "The Wrong Scent" by Arthur Cheney Train '96, and "Broken Eggs" by H. H. Chamberlin...
...known as "slow runs." The hares are given a start of about five minutes over the hounds, and after laying a trail of a few miles they designate some spot about half a mile from home as a "break" and mark this by a pile of the paper "scent." The hounds make no pretense to fast running until they reach this point, when the master-of-hounds gives the signal and such of the men as care to do so race over the rest of the couse. In addition to the benefits of the open air exercise, there are always...
...case of water, any member of the pack may go round, but must take up the scent on the opposite bank...
...first. The trail was laid out through Allston and Cottage Farms and was about seven miles in length. The hares, Marsters and Ross, were out just 55 minutes and the first hounds came in 14 minutes later, being beaten by two minutes. A strong wind scattered the scent and this fact doubtless handicapped the hounds considerably...
...case of water, any member of the pack may go round, but must take up the scent on the opposite bank...