LE GROS-VENEUR 



II 



'Tis a maxim by fox-hunters well understood, 



That in horses and hounds there is nothing like 



blood : 

 So the chief who the fame of our kennel maintains 

 Should be born with the purest of blood in his 

 veins ! 

 'The man we now place at the head of our Chace 

 Can his pedigree trace frojn Le Gros-Veneur / 



III 



Old and young with delight shall the Gros-Veneur 



greet. 

 The field once again in good fellowship meet. 

 The shire with one voice shall re-echo our choice. 

 And again the old pastime all Cheshire rejoice ! 

 May the sport we ensure ?nany seasons endure. 

 And the Chief of our Chace be Le Gros-Veneur f 



IV 



Though no more, as of yore, a long-bow at his 



back, 

 Now a Gros-Veneur guides us and governs our 



pack ; 

 Again let each earth-stopper rise from his bed, 

 This year they shall all be well fee'd and well fed. 

 May the sport we ensure many seasons endure. 

 And the Chief of our Chace be Le Gros-Veneur / 



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