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their good-humoured banter, and the half-serious 

 exclamations of advice and encouragement which 

 they exchange. 



The Air-and-Exercise Man not infrequently places 

 himself, or is placed, in charge of a bevy of juveniles 

 or of a young lady, but is not quite so happy in this 

 capacity, which is more in the line of the severer order 

 of sportsman, he thinks ; but those who are under his 

 charge will have no cause to regret it, for they will 

 be sure of a safe and amusing ride with so genial a 

 cicerone. 



When the end of the chase has come, and our friend 

 has joined forces with the happy and still excited 

 band who were with hounds at the finish, it is 

 amusing to notice how some of the regular front- 

 rank men, without any source of triumph in their 

 demeanour, but as a matter of course proceed to 

 describe to him the details of the last few minutes 

 of the gallop. With real interest, tempered by philo- 

 sophic calm, he receives their information, and heartily 

 congratulates the M.F.H., and all present within hear- 

 ing, and may, perhaps, remark : " Ah, well, we did very 

 nicely, too ! " 



It is hardly necessary to explain that the Man who 

 Hunts for Air and Exercise has distinct fondness for 

 a horse, and takes an interest in all appertaining to 

 him. If he did not do so he would seek his exercise 

 in some other fashion ; and I have observed that he 

 is sometimes one of the chief racing men of the hunt. 

 In the spring of the year his opinion is frequently 

 asked as to the Grand National, and is received with 

 much respect. In the Point-to-Point races he takes 



