Echoes of the Hunting Horn 



remains of the original eighty members of the general 

 body arrived. Wire had been responsible to a great 

 extent for their hold-up. 



We may have had all the luck in the first run, but in 

 the ensuing four runs that same general body showed 

 that they could hold their own over any country wire 

 excepted. 



One young girl cut adrift from the general body when 

 they were rounding a farmhouse. I presumed she was 

 familiar with the locality and followed her as she took 

 a short-cut to the racing pack. She led me over a 

 miniature Suez Canal. When in mid-air, half-way over, 

 I longed fervently to turn back. In fact I would have 

 given a great deal indeed to have been able to do so. 

 When I got over the monstrosity with a terrific scramble, 

 and recovered my scattered senses, she called out, 

 apologetically, over her shoulder : " Sorry, I had no 

 idea it was so big ! " Obviously, she too, was a stranger. 

 This was surely the blind leading the blind, with a 

 little light-hearted devilment thrown in. 



But, sure if one stopped to take a nice good long look 

 at every problem in life, one would never attempt 

 anything. 



With the South County Dublin Harriers the motto 

 seems to be : " Have a crack at it anyway." 



And, in the long run, it's the best. 



