60 Seventy Years a Master, 



went right across Everton open fields up to 

 the village. Here she turned sharp to the left, 

 ran a little way along the road, into Hasells 

 Park, and crossing this she went down to the 

 lower side of the Brickyard north of Sandy 

 Great Northern railway station. Over this, 

 and nearly up to the London and North 

 Western line, where we had a long check. 



We *' hit it " again eventually, and ran her 

 over several fields, but we could do nothing 

 more with her, as we had lost so much time 

 crossing the railways. 



That run was about two hours from start 

 to finish, and there was no possible chance of 

 changing, because in that country, in those 

 days, hares were as scarce as white elephants. 



There is great diversity of opinion among 

 huntsmen as to whether harriers should hunt 

 foxes and deer. I have my own views on that 

 subject, and I hold them strongly, a long life 

 having convinced me that they are not far 

 wide of the mark. My opinion is that it does 

 not hurt them a bit, and time and again I 



