THE BEST RUN I HAVE EVER HAD 69 



" But for me you were over backwards," said 

 the voice of the man who had ridden so close. 

 " It was very advantageous now that I hit you." 



It was a hard riding farmer who rides harder 

 when he has passed and halted at a public-house. 



We were both in the bottom of the drain, 

 which had a sound bottom. 



" And it's all well enough, but how is yourself 

 an' meself to get out," he went on, " an' when 

 we are out 'twill be the wrong side, God help us." 



To be told that jumping on you is all for your 

 advantage is certainly novel. 



We rode along looking for a cattle track. 



** That was such a great sort of a little horse 

 I'd never have said he'd fall," confided my friend, 

 " trustin' him for a lead I was. Here ye are. 

 An' the dogs checked outside." 



This time we both got over quite safely. 



I think a hunt which I enjoyed as much as 

 any was from Grange in Major Wise's time. The 

 end of that gallop was as near perfection as a hunt 

 can be. Big fields, big sound fences, hounds 

 driving ahead without the sHghtest check, no 

 wire and no looking for places. 



We had a very fine hunt last season from the 

 Bruree sticks to Ard Patrick just under the Galtees. 

 The first part fast over the best of Limerick, the 

 last at a nice pace over a huge country and put 

 him to ground in a glen. 



Recording hunts to anyone who has not ridden 



