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sees a run, but is quite satisfied if he jumps a certain 

 number of large fences, and gets a corresponding 

 average of falls in the day. The late Lord Alvanley 

 seeing one of these gentlemen riding furiously at a 

 fence not in the direction of the hounds, shouted to 

 him " Hi ! hi ! " and when the surprised and somewhat 

 indignant sportsman stopped his horse, and turned to 

 know what was the matter, pointed to another part of 

 the fence and added calmly, " There's a much bigger 

 place here ! " This man, too, thoroughly enjoys him- 

 self, gets plenty of exercise, and at the same time 

 provides good means of livelihood for the local surgeon. 

 Then there is the violent rider, who would be annoyed 

 if he knew that he was generally called the " Squirter," 

 who gallops, but doesn't jump ; though from his 

 severely cut order of clothing, general horsiness of 

 appearance, and energetic behaviour in the saddle, 

 he is apt to impose on those who don't know how 

 quiescent and harmless the first fence will immediately 

 render him. His favourite field of operations is a 

 muddy lane, where he gallops past with squared 



