80 BE AV FORT HUNT: PAST AND PRESENT, 



Thanks to the parson, and his charming daughters. 

 Of those who saw the end, I fain would fix on. 

 Three gallant Colonels, Ewart, Bourke, and Dickson. 

 The huntsman ; Heber, on his home-bred grey, 

 Luce, Chaplin, Barker, and, to end my say, 

 (Ye daring tbrusters, tell it not in Gath,) 

 Attired in pink a veteran from Bath, (a) 

 After such feats as this, I never can 

 PiUy the sorrows of a poor old man ! 



But first among the foremost in the race, 



Jenkins, on Giffard, merited a place. 



Well known on various courses is his fame. 



Well known as " Mr. Merton " is his name ; 



While Grace, (b) on Cootey's (c) mount, appeared to be 



A brother worthy of great W. G. 



And undeniable to please my fancy, 



Are Charlie Bill, id) Jack Savile, (e) and Joe Dansey. (/) 



We all can testify to Candy's pluck, 



But can we estimate Byng's wondrous luck. 



Who saw the run for some three hours or more, 



And never hunted in this isle before 1 



My task is done — one moral from the tale 



Of beaten chargers toiling o'er the Vale, 



I fain would draw. Experience endorses 



The dogma that good hounds will beat good horses. 



Strangers from Quorn, or Pytchley, if you doubt, 



Bring down your " gee-gees," and let's see them out ; 



Let's see them out, on such like day, and you 



Will all admit my theory is true ; 



For time and points, and country all attest 



The finest run recorded in the West 1 



Dannyman. 



(a) Mr. Pitman. 



(6) Dr. Alfred Grace. 



(c) Captain Coote, late Carbineers. 



Id) Captain Charles Bill, of The Priory, Tetbury. 



(e) Late 7th Hussars. 



(j) Colonel Dansey, late 1st Life Guards. 



