HINTS ON GROUSE DRIVING. 151 



behind the battery which yielded such a wonderful 

 shoot, and from which that particular drive takes its 

 name, has been sawn asunder by prosaic successors, 

 as interfering somewhat with the free use of the gun 

 behind, and now lies prone, surrounded still by its 

 ornamental inclosure of iron railings. When the 

 " typical New Zealander," of whom we hear so much, 

 really arrives, should he visit the Yorkshire Wolds, 

 he will wonder much to himself as to who fought the 

 great battle of Wemmergill, and to the memory of 

 what renowned chief was the red granite column at 

 his feet erected. But the doughty deeds of Sir F. 

 Milbank, and all that he did, are they not written in 

 the book that is called Badminton ? 



And now, having attempted to render as clear as I 

 can the whole duty of the " shooter " tov/ards his 

 grouse, I shall have something to say as to the 

 "driver" and his most important portion of the 

 proceedings. 



