RIDING 99 



fast rule. Then, again, the want of 

 punctuality is annoying beyond measure. 

 You take a couple of jumpers to a show 

 a hundred miles off, "jumping to take 

 place at 3 p.m.," and make arrangements to 

 get away on business elsewhere or home 

 that night. Probably to suit the con- 

 venience of a judge, or from dilatoriness 

 on the part of the stewards, or from 

 some other reason which is no fault of 

 yours, the jumping does not come on 

 till 5 or 6 p.m. Result: another night's 

 expenses and subsequent business ar- 

 rangements thrown entirely out of gear. 

 Again, I would have a scale of points 

 for judging jumpers, as of a truth the 

 flagrant errors one sees are exasperating 

 beyond measure. 



It is impossible to lay down any scale 

 for judging hunters or young stock, so 

 consequently this is the sort of thing one 



