The Sportsman's Directory; and Park & Gamekeeper's Companion: Being a Series of Instructions, in Ten Parts, for the Chase in Its Various Classes ... with Copious Directions for Trapping and Destroying Vermin, and Detecting the Operations of the Poacher, to which is Added an Appendix, Containing Numerous Valuable Receipts, and Useful Abstracts of the Game Laws, and the Laws of CoursingSimpkin, Marshall, 1845 - 181 Seiten |
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Seite 171 - Provided always, that any Person charged with any such Trespass shall be at liberty to prove, by way of Defence, any Matter which would have been a Defence to an Action at Law for such Trespass...
Seite 7 - ... to any great earth that may, by chance, be open; he may sink the wind to halloo, or mob a fox, when the scent fails; he may keep him off his foil; he may stop the tail hounds, and get them forward; and has it frequently in his power to assist the hounds, without doing them any hurt, provided he should have sense to distinguish where he may be chiefly wanted.
Seite 146 - Sink—io lie down, cunningly drawing the feet close, and bearing the nose on the ground, to prevent the scent flying. Skirt — to run round the sides, being too fond of the hedges. Slip — losing the foot. Speans or Deals — the teats. Spent — when the deer is nearly dead, which you may know by his stretching his neck out straight.
Seite 173 - ... every person so offending, being thereof lawfully convicted, shall be adjudged guilty of felony, and shall suffer death, as in cases of felony without benefit of clergy ;
Seite 174 - States bound themselves to pay to the bearer £200 sterling, with interest at 7 per cent, per annum, semi-annually, on the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September in each year, until redemption of the principal at par.
Seite 174 - ... one moiety to the informer, and the other moiety to the poor of the parish where such offence shall be committed...
Seite 178 - ... he may run it out or draw either, as he shall think fit. XV. When dogs engaged are of the same colour, the last drawn shall wear a collar. XVI. If a greyhound stand still in a course when a hare is in his or her sight, the owner shall lose the course : but if a greyhound drop from exhaustion, and it shall be the opinion of the judge that the merit up to the time of falling was greatly in his or her favour, then the judge shall have the power to award the course to the greyhound so falling, if...