the sportsman(塰強埀)-及4嫗
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and consequently an inability to hold the hare fast。��8�А�A blinking bluish
eye implies defect of vision�撮�9�А�just as want of shape means ugliness。��10�А�
The stiff´limbed dog will come home limping from the hunting´field�撮�11�А�
just as want of strength and thinness of coat go hand in hand with
incapacity for toil。��12�А �The lanky´legged�察 �unsymmetrical dog�察 �with his
shambling gait and ill´ compacted frame�察 �ranges heavily�察 �while the
spiritless animal will leave his work to skulk off out of the sun into shade
and lie down。 Want of nose means scenting the hare with difficulty�察 �or
only once in a way�察 �and however courageous he may be�察 �a hound with
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unsound feet cannot stand the work�察 �but through foot´soreness will
eventually give in。��13�А�
��4�А �Or�察 �defective specimens ��that is to say�察 �the majority�� are to be
noted�察�as follows。;
��5�А。�grupai��。
��6�А。�kharopoi��。 Al。 Arrian�察�iv。 4�察�5。
��7�А�Or�察 �will probably retire from the chase and throw up the business
through mere diminutiveness。;
��8�А�Or�察 �a hook´nosed �┌拭�pig´jawed�察�see Stonehenge�察 �The Dog�察─�p。 19�察�
4th ed。�� dog has a bad mouth and cannot hold。;
��9�А�Or�察 �a short´sighted�察�wall´eyed dog has defective vision。;
��10�А�Or�察 �they are weedy�察�ugly brutes as a rule。;
��11�А�Or�察 �stiffness of limbs means he will come off。; Cf。 ;Mem。; III。
xiii。 6。
��12�А�Lit。 ;a weak�察�thinly´haired animal is incapable of severe toil。;
��13�А�Or�察 �Nor will courage compensate for unsound feet。 The toil and
moil will be too great to endure�察�and owing to the pains in his feet he
will in the end give in。;
Similarly many different modes of hunting a line of scent are to be
seen in the same species of hound。��14�А�One dog as soon as he has found
the trail will go along without sign or symptom to show that he is on the
scent�察�another will vibrate his ears only and keep his tail��15�А�perfectly still�察�
while a third has just the opposite propensity�此�he will keep his ears still
and wag with the tip of his tail。 Others draw their ears together�察 �and
assuming a solemn air�撮�16�А�drop their tails�察�tuck them between their legs�察�
and scour along the line。 Many do nothing of the sort。��17�А�They tear madly
about�察 �babbling round the line when they light upon it�察 �and senselessly
trampling out the scent。 Others again will make wide circuits and
excursions�察�either forecasting the line�撮�18�А�they overshoot it and leave the
hare itself behind�察 �or every time they run against the line they fall to
conjecture�察�and when they catch sight of the quarry are all in a tremor�撮�19�А�
and will not advance a step till they see the creature begin to stir。
��14�А�Or�察 �Also the same dogs will exhibit many styles of coursing�此�one
set as soon as they have got the trail pursue it without a sign�察 �so there
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is no means of finding out that the animal is on the track。;
��15�А �Stern。;
��16�А �Or ;with their noses solemnly fixed on the ground and sterns
lowered。;
��17�А �Or�察 �have quite a different action;�察 �exhibit quite another
manner。;
��18�А �i。e。 ;they cast forwards to make short cuts�察─ �of skirters too
lazy to run the line honestly。
��19�А �Reading ��tremousi���察 �fall a´trembling;�察 �al。 ��atremousi���察 �stand
stock´still;�察�i。e。 are ;dwellers。;
A particular sort may be described as hounds which�察�when hunting or
pursuing�察�run forward with a frequent eye to the discoveries of the rest of
the pack�察�because they have no confidence in themselves。 Another sort is
over´confidentnot letting the cleverer members of the pack go on ahead�察�
but keeping them back with nonsensical clamour。 Others will wilfully hug
every false scent�撮�20�А �and with a tremendous display of eagerness�察�
whatever they chance upon�察�will take the lead�察�conscious all the while they
are playing false�撮�21�А�whilst another sort again will behave in a precisely
similar style out of sheer ignorance。��22�А�It is a poor sort of hound which
will not leave a stale line��23�А�for want of recognising the true trail。 So�察�too�察�
a hound that cannot distinguish the trail leading to a hare's form�察 �and
scampers over that of a running hare�察�hot haste�察�is no thoroughbred。��24�А�
��20�А�Al。 ;seem to take pleasure in fondling every lie。;
��21�А �Or�察 �fully aware themselves that the whole thing is a make´
believe。;
��22�А �Or�察 �do exactly the same thing because they do not know any
better。;
��23�А 。�ek ton trimmon��。 Lit。 ;keep away from beaten paths�察─ �and
commonly of footpaths�察 �but here apparently of the hare's habitual
;run�察─�not necessarily lately traversed�察�still less the true line。
��24�А�Lit。 ;A dog who on the one hand ignores the form track�察�and on
the other tears swiftly over a running track�察�is not a well´bred dog。;
Al。 ��ta eunaia���察 �traces of the form;�察 。�ta dromaia���察 �tracks of a
running hare。; See Sturz。 s。v。 ��dromaios��。
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When it comes to the actual chase�察 �some hounds will show great
ardour at first starting�察 �but presently give up from weakness of spirit。
Others will run in too hastily��25�А�and then balk�察�and go hopelessly astray�察�
as if they had lost the sense of hearing altogether。
��25�А�So L。 & S。�察。�upotheousin�� = ;cut in before; the rest of the pack
and over´run the scent。 Al。 ;flash in for a time�察 �and then lose the
scent。;
Many a hound will give up the chase and return from mere distaste for
hunting�撮�26�А�and not a few from pure affection for mankind。 Others with
their clamorous yelping on the line do their best to deceive�察�as if true and
false were all one to them。��27�А�There are others that will not do that�察�but
which in the middle of their running�撮�28�А�should they catch the echo of a
sound from some other quarter�察 �will leave their own business and
incontinently tear off towards it。��29�А�The fact is�撮�30�А�they run on without
clear motive�察 �some of them�察 �others taking too much for granted�察 �and a
third set to suit their whims and fancies。 Others simply play at hunting�察�or
from pure jealousy�察 �keep questing about beside the line�察 �continually
rushing along and tumbling over one another。��31�А�
��26�А �Or�察 。�misotheron���察 �out of antipathy to the quarry。; For
��philanthropon�� cf。 Pollux�察�ib。 64�察�Hermog。 ap。 L。 Dind。
��27�А �Or�察 �unable apparently to distinguish false from true。; See
Sturz�察�s。v。 ��poieisthai��。 Cf。 Plut。 ;de Exil。; 6。 Al。 ;Gaily substituting
false for true。;
��28�А �In the heat of the chase。;
��29�А �Rush to attack it。;
��30�А �The fact is�察 �there are as many different modes of following up
the chase almost as there are dogs。 Some follow up the chase
��asaphos���察 �indistinctly�察�