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would anyone seek further for the third reason of Mr. Ouare's 

 popularity? S^iaviter in niodo, rather xhm\ fori iter in re, is the 

 guiding principle of Mr. Ouare's conduct of his harrier field. 



'Twas after 5 p.m. before Mr. Ouare gave up. The large 

 morning field had gradually dwindled down to five. Mr. 

 Arthur Sewell, who rarely goes home before the hounds, and 

 knows more about hare hunting than the majority ; Mr. Gerald 

 Buxton, who is second to none in his keenness and love of the 

 sport ; a stranger who delighted in picking out strong places ; 

 Mr. Doxat, from Cheshunt ; and one other. We had seen 

 some very good fun on this harrier day. Many saddles had 



Outside the Cock Hotel, Epping (before the days of motor cars) 



been emptied. It must have been nearly five, Mr. Cummins, 

 when you caught the runaway steed of the man in the soft cap. 

 Maiden said it was not hard falling, and he ought to have 

 known, as he took a rare toss at a big fence when hounds were 

 running very fast over the grass for the Shaws. Bn passant, 

 one cannot help admiring the way Maiden rides to his hounds. 

 No hesitation ; no matter what the fence is, over he goes if he 

 wants to turn them ; and we all know how much more nerve is 

 required riding to harriers than fox or stag hounds, for you 

 have the same biof fence backwards and forwards more than 

 once in the ordinarv course. 



