78 The Sedgefield Country 



XLV. 



From Auckland, far famed for its palace and park, 

 Where horsemen are rare (or they ride in the dark !), 

 A sporting Solicitor's' picked up the scent, 

 And to feeling long pent up will shortly give vent. 



XLVI. 



You don't often see on a Great Stainton day 

 Any lack of real bruisers from Darlington way : 

 And Neasham and Croft send forth a few swells 

 To show us the way over Newbiggen Stells. 



XLVII. 



From "Greystones" there hails a nailing good man,* 

 Whose coat tails are oft seen full sail in the van ; 

 O'er Bishopton pastures to Squire Sutton's gorse. 

 Till " bellows to mend " is the state of his horse. 



XLVIII. 



See, his brother^ is riding to orders to-day, 

 For he pilots a lady light-hearted and gay ; 

 A good hunting run is their ambition and pride, 

 To ride they don't hunt, but for hunting they ride. 



XLIX. 



There's a young man^ from town on a galloping sort. 

 Who likes a good start and doesn't mean being caught ; 

 Of chasing he 's fond, and likes to be seen 

 Between ^ags much better than on them I ween. 



'Mongst others from Croft all spick and all span. 

 On a game-looking steed mark a hard-bitten man :' 

 From Ford's Whin last season he went a rare buster. 

 And when reynard's knell sounded was one of the muster. 



'Mr. Dundas Bruce. 'Mr. William Forster. 'Mr Joseph Forster. 

 •Mr. C. H. Jackson. 'Captain J. Fife. 



