HUNTERS. Sir 



witli fleet hounds, running breast high, and 

 across a country, nothing but horses three 

 parts or thorough bred, can ever lay by the 

 side of them. 



In addition also to this truth, let us en- 

 counter the full force of another notion 

 equally ridiculous, and well calculated for 

 those who hunt in theory, and enjoy the 

 chase upon 'paper ; of a blood horse not 

 having bone and strength iufficient to cover 

 a deep and dirty country \' when every 

 sportsman of experience, who has made the 

 trial impartially, will join with me in the 

 assertion, that horses of that description 

 absolutely possess the strength (in their great 

 power of action and pliability) to pass over 

 such country, with very slight impression and 

 no great labour ; when it is a matter not to 

 be controverted, that a strong heavy horse 

 not only sinks deep with his> own weight at 

 every stroke, but extricates himself with the 

 utmost difficulty, leaving his rider in the 

 pleasing predicament of soon inquiring 

 ''which way the hounds are gone?'' with 

 the greater gratification of possessing a horse 

 of hon^ and strength sufficient to carry him 



