Word: starting
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Should the hares reach home ahead of the hounds by a greater amount of time than that given them at the start, plus five minutes, they and the first hound in shall receive prizes, but should they fail in this, the first two hounds in shall receive prizes...
...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...
...fast hunt the hares shall be allowed a start of from five to twenty minutes; in a slow hunt from five to ten minutes. The relative ability of both hares and hounds is to be considered in both instances...
...hares shall carry paper, cut in pieces about two inches square, in bags, sufficient to last the lenth of the run, and in both fast and slow hunts, shall lay a plain trail, from start to finish. Should three quarters of the hounds enter a protest against the manner in which the scent was laid, the hares shall not receive prizes...
...exerted on men than being present with these ancient works of art. The French school is a marked example of this. The students returning thoroughly interested in their work have influenced the whole French system of education. The Athenian school is a centre from which men may start in their researches, and Athens itself has many advantages as a place for a school. The climate is good for at least eight months in the year, all the comforts of any European capital can be got there, the students are surroueded by classical objects, and it is a centre for students...