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l?:aves from a huntinc; diary 



" Berserker," by " Berserker, " bred l^y l.ord Harrington, 

 was allowed by that great judge of hunters, the Master of the 

 South Notts, to be one of the best he ever owned, and as far as 

 my limited experience goes, he was worth every penny of the 

 400 guineas he fetched at the hammer. A rare stayer, in the 

 six seasons he has carried me in Essex I have never bottomed 

 him, though perhaps it is only fair to add that I have never 

 o-iven him more than halt days. Like all well-bred ones. 



Berserker " 



coming out of the grass countries in the Midlands (where I tirst 

 rode him) he very soon learnt the Essex banks and ditches, and 

 could pull himself together and jump the widest of them in 

 three strides ; or if you galloped him at them would just clip 

 over them without overjumping himself, and to sit on his back 

 was like sitting in an armchair, so easy was his lumping, 

 resembling, in that respect (I have been told) all "Berserker's" 

 stock. 



