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On still past tlie gateway, she strains in tlie straight- 

 way — 

 Still struggles the " Clown by a short neck at most : " 

 He swerves ! the green scourges — the stand rocks and 



surges, 

 And flashes, and verges, and flits the white post. 



Ay, so ends the struggle. I knew the tan muzzle 



Was first, tho' the ring-men were yelling dead heat. 

 A nose I could swear by, but the judge said, " the mare 



by 



A short head," and that's how the favourite was beat. 

 From Majoe Paget Mosley. 



NOTES FEOM WILL STANSBT'S DIAET AT 

 BADMINTON, 1843. 



Amongst ye changes this spring are ye following : — 



April. — Te East Sussex hounds sold for debt. Lord 

 Ducie bought most of them, and gave to Lord Giffard. 



The first whip from ye Q^io™, B. Boothroyd, goes 

 as huntsman to the Marquis of Hastings, succeeding 

 Will Derry, who goes to hunt Lord Southampton's, 

 vice Taylor. 



Charles Treadwell leaves Mr. Eobertson, and goes to 

 hunt Earl of Harewood's. 



Mr. Eobertson, of Lady Kirk, gives up ye Northum- 

 berland country, and sells his pack to Lord Elcho, who 

 resigns East Lothian to hunt ye country vacated by 

 Mr. E. in Berwickshire. I hear the distemper has 

 been very favourable with Lord Elcho this year, not 



