FARMING AND FOXHUNTING 



Staff to administer to his wants. Nevertheless, 

 throughout his Mastership he never failed to open 

 his purse to the needy, or give a cheery smile to all 

 and sundry. His charm of manner was evident for 

 all to see, but it was not everyone who knew about 

 the hay-ricks he bought and his horses never 

 consumed, or perhaps a bank balance here and 

 there that he was able to adjust. How does one 

 get to know of these quiet deeds of help ? No 

 doubt Col. Fuller himself has forgotten them, but 

 there remains a warm feeling in the heart of the 

 recipient and this warm feeling finds a way out on 

 occasion. 



Whilst I have taken this opportunity to mention 

 Col. Fuller's generosity, which he exercised on many 

 occasions, this sense of generosity is by no means 

 absent from the main body of hunting people. 

 Foxhunting creates a friendly feeling, good humour 

 and good-fellowship which no other sport seems to 

 bring about in the life of , country people, anyway, 

 not to the same extent. One knows, of course, that 

 cases of bad manners and a certain amount of 

 damage do occur here and there, more often than 

 not it is the invader who is the culprit. I have a 

 thought in my mind that this kind of thing might 

 very well be checked by a reminder by the secretary 

 that his day's sport not only involves an obligation 

 to the Hunt, but careful consideration to the farmer 

 who is his host in chief. 



This type of hunting man never sees the local 

 papers, giving an occasional warning about damage 

 to crops, etc., therefore it might be advisable that 



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