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hunter worth riding he will calculate his dis^ 

 tance and bear you safely over. At the same 

 time you must remember to give him suffi- 

 cient support when he lands, or he may peck,, 

 or roll, and give you an ugly fall. A horse is 

 much more liable to come down over a water- 

 jump than at a fence, for the swinging pace at 

 which you must necessarily send him at it 

 — combined with the absolute necessity for 

 leaving him complete freedom of his head — 

 forbids that ** steadying " process, which, at 

 the hands of an accomplished rider, usually 

 ensures safety over wall or ditch. Questions 

 similar to yours have been asked me by H. 

 Cadlicott, Maukice Hone, and Guy. In 

 answering one, therefore, I reply to each. 



Ellice Geeenway. — Your MS. never reached 

 me ; you must have misdirected it, — but in 

 any case I could not have been of service to 

 you, as I have no time for revising other 

 people's work, nor would my recommenda- 

 tion carry any weight. Pubhshers judge for 

 themselves. Your papers must go in on their 

 merits, and be accepted or rejected accordingly. 

 I quite agree with you that declined MSS^ 



