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the credit of being premier artiste in this line, and in the first class 

 of English huntsmen now going. In some respects he is not 

 exactly a Jack Musters ; neither his voice nor his language to his 

 hounds is so good and so cheering ; indeed now and then I heard 

 a halloo peculiar to himself ; but he is very decisive in his casts, 

 the result of a very quick eye ; and his men assist him to admira- 

 tion, being always in their places. Jack Winter, first whipper-in, 

 and huntsman in his master's absence, is a very good man with 

 hounds, and has been with Mr. Lambton ever since he was a boy ; 

 and Bob Fen wick, with his " Get away, get away, hounds ! " quite 

 a tip-top hand, and devotedly attached to the sport. There is also 

 a lad, as second whip, an excellent horseman, and will do well 

 by-and-by. Mr, Lambton's man Harry, who rides his second 

 horse, is likewise of great use at certain times ; so that, in a country 

 where hounds are seldom out of sight, it would be somewhat odd 

 if they were not tolerably steady. 



Foxes are beautifully found by these hounds. Mr. Lambton him- 

 self excels here : in drawing up to them he displays a master's 

 hand, and w'hen on foot they are capitally halloo'd away by the 

 men. Previously to this, great order is observed by the field, who, 

 indeed, set an example I wish we could see more generally followed. 

 They all assemble, sportsmanlike, in one spot, and give the fox a 

 chance to fly, instead of heading him at all points, the common 

 practice of many countries. Perhaps, this may here proceed from 

 two causes : — first, they have a high respect for the commander-in- 

 chief ; and secondly, there are a great many sportsmen in this Hunt 

 who really wish to see a run. 



Few tempers are proof against riot, whether it proceed from 

 hounds or men, in the act of trying to kill a fox ; and although Mr. 

 Lambton's temper at other times is particularly placid, and although 

 I had no opportunity of seeing it tried, yet I was given to under- 

 stand that he can " serve it out " to them when occasion requires ; 

 and upon my word I really think the man w^ho cannot has no 

 business to hunt fox-hounds in these days. He would be something 

 like the Captain of the man of war who made an attempt to com- 

 mand his crew without swearing, and told the sailor to put out the 

 ligJit. Jack did not obey the order; but the moment he heard the 



