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conception, one yielding to the promptings of the 

 other and perfectly harmonizing in themselves." 



Fox-hunting is not only a recreation and 

 amusement, but a science and an art in which but 

 few ever obtain proficiency. It is one of the few 

 sports that is not more or less tainted with pro- 

 fessionalism. It eminently encourages compan- 

 ionable qualities in man, is conducive to health 

 and good fellowship, and is frequently the means 

 of cementing strong, lifelong friendships. 



Courage, skill, and perseverence are all the 

 outcome of excitement and ardor engendered by 

 the chase, and are qualities that should be en- 

 couraged and fostered in every man. As to its 

 effect on the youth of the country, "Scrutator" 

 wisely says : 



"Fox-hunting has been compared to warfare, 

 and what better school could be found to prepare 

 our youth for the battlefield? It makes them 

 good horsemen, teaches them to look danger 

 boldly in the face, to disregard falls, hard knocks, 

 and bruises, inures them to undergo fatigue with 

 cheerfulness, wet and cold without flinching, and 

 braces their hearts and nerves for bolder enter- 

 prises. In a national point of view, therefore, 

 as tending to the welfare of the State, fox-hunt- 

 ing is entitled to much greater support than it 

 meets with." 



As to its antiquity the fox appears to have 

 been one of the very last victims of the chase. 



