264 Hark Away. 



In no case was any injnry done to these noble 

 animals, three of which we had now taken up, all 

 ha^4ng full heads. Then, the afternoon being young 

 and the weather lovely, the Marquess resolved to give 

 us another run. This time it was a hind that was 

 selected, and some time elapsed before she could be 

 induced to leave her calf, a yearling. At length she 

 goes away, a hound is slipped, once more the cry of 

 " Loo, loo, loo ! " is heard, and away we race for a 

 short distance, taking her in a small brooklet after 

 a merry little spin. It is not often that a hind is so 

 quickly taken ; very often they show more sport and 

 go greater distances than stags ; and on a recent 

 occasion the chase lasted for half-an-hour, and the 

 distance traversed was estimated at eight miles. 

 This closed a brilhant day's sport, and, judging 

 from appearances, one or two of the horses had had 

 quite enough of it. Then the large cavalcade wends 

 its way to the castle, every one being pressed to 

 partake of refreshments after the exertions of the 

 day. 



Chasing the stag is a royal sport in every sense of 

 the word. Did not " William the Red " meet his 

 fate when running wild deer in the sylvan glades of 

 the NeAV Forest? Do we not read in Shakespeare 

 that Edward IV. dehghted in the sport, and was well 

 versed in the art of venery? What reply does he 

 make to the huntsman, who says, "This way, my 

 lord, for this way lies the game." " Nay, this way, 

 man ; see where the huntsmen stand ! " Proving 

 that the king was more master of the craft than the 

 keeper. Occasionally a feeble wail, a mere whimper, 

 is raised by a small section of the public against our 



