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may meet with. In Mr. Delm6 Eadcliffe's 

 book he speaks of the Chase as " The noble 

 science." What better name could you give 

 it? 



May I here be allowed a word or two 

 to the Field ? Do you always realize, gentle- 

 men, how much you owe to the farmers 

 whose land you ride over, and are you 

 always careful enough in observing those 

 obligations which the farmer's kindness and 

 courtesy lay upon you ? I have been '^ pulled 

 up " once or twice, especially in my younger 

 days, for the very failings to which I am 

 now referring, and therefore you must take 

 this little lecture as meant in all honesty 

 and sincerity of purpose. But generally 

 throughout my long hunting career I think I 

 can claim to have been careful to do as 

 little damage as possible, and my reward 

 has, almost without exception, been a ready 

 welcome to my hounds. May some of 

 the younger generation tear a leaf out 

 of this book, and always remember that 

 without the co-operation and courtesy and 



