I2O APPENDIX IX. 



But they come to a check, and ne'er out of his place, 

 The Caffre 17 pulls up, but there's gloom in his face ; 

 " Give them time, now," he cries, "and be steady, I pray ; 

 " Information, oh ! Johnny, so leads you astray." 



They've hit him again, he goes right up the hill, 

 Now, now is the time to show judgment and skill ; 

 Each horse and each rider will shortly be known, 

 The bad will be stopped and the best will be blown. 



Of the many bold horsemen that started, but few 

 Could live with the pack as they raced him in view ; 

 But who went the best and who stopped in distress, 

 I could tell if I chose, but I leave you to guess. 



For no jealousy here mars the joy of a run, 

 No jostling when going, no boasting when done ; 

 Good sportsmen they're all, whether cautious or bold, 

 And good-fellowship reigns with the young and the old. 



NOTE. The stanzas in brackets were written by another. 



(3) Lines written by Major Whyte Melville on the death of 

 a favourite horse, " Siim," belonging to Mr. Edmond 

 Smithwick of Kilcrcene, and inscribed on one of the 

 horse's hoofs, which was mounted in silver and presented 

 to him by Mr. George Bryan and Major IVhyte 

 Melville in 1871. 



In the corner of the stable there's a lone and empty stall, 

 There's a snaffle and a breastplate hanging idle on the wall; 

 There's a hoof on the chimney that was foremost in the van, 

 And ira/.ing on it mute and sad a sorrow-stricken man. 



17 Mr. John Wade, brother-in-law of Sir John Power, had served 

 in South Africa with his regiment, the 72nd Highlanders, and had 

 thus acquired the cognomen of " the Caffre." 



