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by Mr. Harter a splendid performer over a 

 country, and Miss Whitehouse. 



Great credit is due to the Ladies for the way 

 in which they rode. As a rule they are much 

 more attentive than the men, and ride with more 

 nerve. In all the good runs which I saw, after 

 the Ladies took to riding, it was marvellous how 

 forward they finished. 



There is no doubt that a lady who wishes to 

 ride hard should have a pilot ; not because he 

 can ride better than she can, but at times when 

 there are things to do which a lady cannot manage 

 a pilot is of service. 



Mrs. Bunbury (who is now the wife of Baron 

 Max de Tuyll) was first-rate, and an extraordinary 

 performer alone, taking her own tine and always 

 going well. She could turn a hound better than 

 most men, having hunted so much with her father, 

 Mr. Watson, who at the present time is, I believe, 

 the senior gentleman huntsman in Ireland, in 

 which country Mrs. Bunburv first learned to enjoy 

 the sport. 



Miss Tennant, Miss Peel, Miss Watson, and 

 Miss Elliott also rode well. 



There was one gentleman. Captain Robert 

 Oliver of Sholebroke, who, being lame, rode on a 

 side-saddle for a few seasons in a very able 



