156 Seventy Years a Master. 



always maintained that if hare-hunting is 

 carried out on proper lines, the hare is capable 

 of affording as good a gallop as any man need 

 wish to ride to. 



Here I would say again that I owe more 

 than I can possibly express to the good and 

 kind hospitality of the farmers whose land I 

 hunted over during all those years. A better 

 lot of sportsmen no Master of Hounds could 

 possibly be associated with. And at the same 

 time I would not forget those who have sub- 

 scribed to the maintenance of the pack. But 

 my friends know full well how deeply I 

 appreciate their kindness. 



On three occasions I have also been 

 indebted to them for public presentations, 

 when those friends and subscribers to the 

 Hunt have been good enough to say many kind 

 things about the sport my hounds have 

 afforded. It is with a sense of sincere 

 gratitude — and with no thought of boasting — 

 that I mention those public testimonials. The 

 first took the form of a handsome silver goblet 

 and two silver tankards, which I still greatly 



