in the Seventies and Eighties. 77 



XXXIX. 



In pink coat and cap, and mounted on " Billy," 

 A keen sportsman^ hies from Raisby so hilly ; 

 He 'II break a tough fence, disdaining a roll. 

 Beaming like an M.P. at the head of tiie poll. 



XL. 

 From Stockton there hails of a large firm the head,^ 

 Whom love of the chase from his office hath led ; 

 And many 's the day he has tested the sloughs 

 Of Catkin,* Dread Lane ! and the neighbouring ploughs. 



XLL 

 They told us his brother," a good friend and supporter, 

 With a doctor in town had taken his quarter ; 

 But his presence doth prove there is only one cure, 

 A good forty minutes with a kill, to he sure ! 



XLIL 

 The Town Clerk, who interest takes in our runs, 

 Is well represented by two of his sons ;* 

 E'er first at the meet, e'er last in the field. 

 In endurance and pluck to none they will yield. 



XLIIL 

 An Estate Agent^ too, respected by all, 

 With a lady" beside him has answered the call ; 

 Two Doctors" whose patients no longer complain, 

 "The season's commenced, and they're sought for in vain." 



XLIV. 

 What ! an Alderman** thin ! on a thoroughbred mare. 

 O'er a big place, by jove ! he '11 make some of you stare ; 

 A makei of mineral waters'' well known ; 

 Some dealers in horses,^" and a man on a roan. 



'Mr. Tait. ''Mr. W. Watson. =Mr. Geo. M. Watson. 'Mr. T. H. 

 Faber and Mr. C. E. Faber. =Mr. Henry Curry. "Mrs. Curry. 

 'Dr. Blandford and Dr. Hind. 'Alderman G. F. Smith. »Mr. Chris- 

 topher Jordison. > "Messrs. William Armstrong and Co. 



• Catkin Lane is a sea of mud in winter, well appreciated by novices in 

 the hunting field ! The real name is " Catkin " Lane, and as such it 

 appears in ancient deeds dealing with the Barmpton property. 



