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Modern foxhunting took shape in the 19th Century. The sport often followed wherever the British Empire took root. Traditional procedure is always observed and proper clothing must be worn. A fox hunt is conducted by the “master” and all who take part in it do so at the master’s invitation. The hounds, generally 20 to 30 couples (matched pairs), are controlled by the “huntsman” who is the senior paid servant of the hunt. Two or three “whippers-in” assist in reconnaissance and in keeping the hounds together as a pack. The huntsman controls hounds by voice, his or her calls being known as cheers, and by a horn—a copper tube about 8 inches (20 cm) long that produces two notes of great carrying and penetrating quality. A day’s hunting begins with a "meet" at which the “followers” on their horses join the hounds, acknowledge the master and are frequently offered hospitality. On the command of the master, hounds move off to “draw” or search the “covert” which may be a woodland, a patch of gorse, or field in which it is suspected that a fox may be hiding. When the fox is found, the fact being signaled by the cry of hounds, notes of the horn, and the shout “Tally-ho” the hunt begins in earnest