HUNT RACES ON SOBERTON DOWN. 269 



mostly distinguishes the less wealthy de- 

 scendants of Abraham. 



He bore the same relative position to 

 the brethren among whom he dwelt, as 

 does the Baron to his fellows in London, 

 and, like that Leviathan, took his pas- 

 time, not in the waters, but on that 

 other element where the greatest quantity 

 of food is likely to be supplied, to their 

 ever open and widely-extended jaws. 



I was riding with others, my associates, to 

 our annual hunt races on Soberton Down 

 one of those spots that seems set aside 

 by nature for the training as well as 

 deciding the merits of the different ani- 

 mals that had to compete for the several 

 prizes. We were joined on the road by 

 the sporting Israelite, mounted on a good 

 hack; and chatting, as we trotted along, 

 about who was to be the winner in a 

 particular race, I laid a bet with him 

 of five pounds, that resulted in my favour. 

 We rode home together, but not a word 



