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" Then the leap ! 



To see the saucy barrier, and know 

 The mettle that can clear it ! Then your time 

 To prove you master of the manage. Now 

 You keep him well together for a space, 

 Roth horse and rider braced, as you were one, 

 Scanning the distance— then you give him rein, 

 And let him fly at it." 



LoYE Chase. 



Hiding to Hounds — Difference of Countries — Of Horses — Expense — 

 Economy — Equipment of a Hunter— Eiders— Long or Short Stir- 

 rups— Hand — Temper — Horsemen — Accidents — Crossing Euts — 

 Cramped Places — Blind Ditches — Timber and Bull-finchers— Falling 

 on the Eight Side — Useful Horses— Favourites— Colour— Size — Sex 

 — Eailroads the Curse of the Country — Impending Evils of Fox- 

 hunting "a thousand years hence"— Conclusion of Advice on Treat- 

 ment of Hunter — Dress of a Gentleman Sportsman — j\Irs. Trollope 

 on Male Attire— L' Air Noble— Change in Costume— Black Cravats— 

 Jack-boots — Continuations— Best Dress for Hunting— Origin of 

 wearing Scarlet; Eoyal Eule for ditto— Hats— Caps— Whips — 

 Spurs — Characteristics of a real Gentleman Fox-hunter in contrast 

 with the mere Vermin-killer. 



Having said some little concerning the management 

 of horses in the stable, I must offer a few remarks upon 



