CHAPTER X 

 LORD LONSDALE 



Season 1893-1894 



ALL those who had ever met the new master 

 expected to see men and horses turned out 

 with that perfection of detail for which he 

 had always been celebrated. They were not dis- 

 appointed. The careless or slovenly man might 

 say that the fit of a hunt servant's breeches would 

 not help sport, but hunting is, in the main, sup- 

 ported by the goodwill of those who never ride, and 

 if the chase is to retain its popularity with the 

 general public, it is essential to make a good 

 show. 



The Quorn is the premier pack, and it seems 

 only right that the staff attending them should be 

 rigged out in faultless style, as an example and 

 pattern to less distinguished and poorer hunts. 



Although I cannot claim to have been a shining 

 example of neatness in the hunting field myself, 

 I can admire and appreciate it when seen. The 

 hand of a first-class tailor could be seen in the way 

 the hunt servants' coats fitted, and the breeches — 

 spotless buckskin — were perfection. There was 

 nothing to criticize or find fault with. The horses 

 were all clean bred, and had proved themselves 

 good hunters. Every horse was hogmaned, which 



'SO 



