1881] JACK BOORE. 65 



Charles Orvis left at the end of the season, and became 

 huntsman to the Holderness hounds. 



Jack Hoore became kennel huntsman as well as first 

 whip ; in both capacities he was most successful ; he 

 turned the pack out in faultless condition, and he was a 

 very bold dashing rider, and nearly always in the right 

 place. He was most civil and obliging at all times, and 

 was the beau ideal of an excellent servant. 



John Boore has sent us the following characteristic 

 notes from a keen sportsman, an excellent servant — a man 

 of action and work, and not of many w^ords : 



This is a short accoviut of my hunting life, as near as I can remember, for 

 I never kept a diary. I was born at Grinsill, a village near Lee Bridge 

 Kennels, in Shropshire. I first took service for two seasons with Sir 

 Vincent Coi'bet. who kept liari-iers at Acton Reynell, near Shrewsbury. I 

 was then about fifteen, so I was entered early. After two years I left, as I 

 tliought I should prefer being with foxhounds, and went to the Ledbury 

 with Mr. Charles Morrell for two seasons as second whip. I then left, and 

 went to the Soutli Staffordshire as first whip and K.H. with Captain J. M. 

 Browne* at Moat Bank Kennels, near Lichfield, for two seasons. I left there 

 in May, 1876, to go to the Warwickshire hounds, imder Lord Willoughby, 

 and there I was in many a good gallop. Tlie best horse I had was called 

 Brummagem, but I rode a great many good ones. I rode him in that good 

 run (mentioned by Lord Willoiighby de Broke in his article in the Bachnintou 

 Magazine, November, 1895) from Ladbroke to Napton. At the finish his 

 lordship told me that I never would ride better in any run than I did in that. 

 I thought, perliaps, I should never ride a better horse. 



As to accidents, I think I had my share with In-oken ribs, and bent and 

 splintered ribs, and sprained ankles and wrists, but the worst I had was at 

 Sluickburgh, when I was detained at Dr. Rice's, at Southam. all niglit. Then 

 I had concussion of the brain. One day during Orvis's time we were out 

 exercising, and I was riding a mare that ran away with me ; I came oif , and 

 sprained my ankle and cut my left elbow open, and Will Sheplierd carried 

 me home from the kennels on his back. 



As to the breeding- and conditioning of hounds, I think his lordship would 

 be the best judge as to my qualifications in that respect, but my opinion for 

 conditioning homids is time and patience, and plenty of slow work, and the 

 most important thing is for a huntsman to feed his own hounds, and also 

 cleanliness in kennel. It was always my study to do tlie best I could with 

 hounds, and to turn them out to give satisfaction if possible, and every hound 



* Major J. M. Browne was the owner of Hall Court, who ran secoud fur the 

 Liverpool in Alcibiade's year, with the owner up. Jack Boore used often to ride tlie 

 old horse with the hounds. One day they came to a nasty rail in a corner, near a canal 

 or a bridge. The field were crowding round it, when .Jack, from behind exclaims, "Let 



those go who can." " Hark to my d 1," said the Major. Room was made, and 



over went Jack on the old hero. — W. R. V. 



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