HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 9 



1879 Capt. White. Whips, Richard Yeo, James 



Sorrell. 



1880. Capt. Carnegy. Whip, George Rae. 



1 891. Commander Kemble. Huntsman, George Rae. 



1894 Mr. Ashton. Huntsman, Goddard. 



1895 Col. Hornby. Huntsman, Goddard. 

 1898. Mr. Helme. Huntsman, A. Thatcher. 

 1899 Mr. Mashiter. Huntsman, A. Thatcher. 

 1900. Mr. Mashiter. Huntsman, George Tongue. 



1909. Mr. Raymond Courage, Mr. Hexton. Hunts- 



man, George Tongue. 



1910. Capt. Heseltine. 



For the following lines I am indebted to Miss 

 Augusta Bryant : — 



A FOXCHASE WITH THE LATE LORD PETRE. 



Awake my muse and chant the lays 

 Of good old Smiler's sporting days, 

 When I was young and she was strong, 

 And we could go the whole day long. 

 Thorndon her nobles from far did bring, 

 And her foxhounds made the welkin ring, 

 When Smiler could skim the brooks and fields 

 And the meet was fixed for Langdon Hills. 

 At Northlands Reynard before us stood. 

 And led us a chase to Rawreth Wood ; 

 But as through the bushes he did glide, 

 Old Benedict caught him by the side 

 And held him down upon the ground 

 Till half the pack did him surround ; 

 They pain'd him sore, and stopp'd his breath, 

 For Mercy sent a friend — 'twas Death. 

 Then from his rump his brush Joe took. 

 And gave the cheering death Who-whoop. 

 Then trotting homeward, — I don't say all — 

 Were joking with those who had a fall. 

 For many that day were forced to bow 

 As the cut down banks oft brought them low. 

 The sun w^as setting ; that lovely day, 

 Like earthly pleasures, soon passed away ; 

 Each face was smiling, none wore a frown, 



