94 I'HE MERRY GEE-GEE 



piece of stick in your mouth for a bit. 

 Some one suggests a jump. "All right," 

 you say, ''but for goodness' sake don't 

 pull the string when I jump." The 

 hunter would say the same if he could 

 speak. 



Mrs. Dudley Smith, who has had such 

 a good season show-jumping on her 

 charming mare Dainty Lass, told me she 

 learnt to loose her hands by riding with- 

 out any reins at all, and having an 

 attendant to lunge her horse over fences, 

 and I strongly recommend this course of 

 treatment to the bold horsemen who are 

 for ever mauling their horses' heads, and 

 their name is legion. 



Mrs. Blockley, who is another fine 

 show-ring lady rider, has not been riding 

 this season ; but as her husband has 

 bought Omega, who is the acknowledged 

 champion at the game, she should be 



