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Taglioni herself, pirouetting round on the tips 

 of her toes, painted prominently on the body. 

 But of all the sporting names, that of the 

 " Tantivy " breathes most the classic spirit of 

 that sporting age, and called forth one of the 

 coaching classics, written in regretful anticipation 

 of coaches being sujiplanted by railways. The 

 " Tantivy Trot " was Avritten by Egerton War- 

 burton, of Arley, Cheshire. It was sung to 

 the air of " Here's to the Maiden of Bashful 

 Fifteen," and was an especial favourite with 

 the brazen-throated young sportsmen of the 

 Bullingdon Club : — 



THE TANTIVY TROT 



Here's to the heroes of four-in hand fame, 



Harrison, Peyton, and Warde, su-; 

 Here's to the dragsmen that after them came, 



Ford, and the Lancashire lord, sir. 



Here's to the team, sir, all harnessed to start, 



Brilliant in Brummagem leather; 

 Here's to the waggoner skill'd in the art 



Of coupling the cattle together. 



Here's to the arm that holds them when gone. 



Still to a gallop inclined, sir; 

 Heads to the front with no bearing reins on, 



Tails with no cruppers behind, sir. 



Here's to the shape that is shown the near side, 

 Here's to the blood on the off, sir ; 



Limbs without check to the freedom of stride, 

 Wind without whistle or cough, sir. 



