152 THE SPORT OF KINGS 



and the result is a bad fall. In this respect I can 

 speak from personal experience. 



I wonder how many of my readers remember 

 poor Morris of the 7th Hussars, and his sad and 

 untimely fate. That he was killed out hunting is 

 certain ; how the accident happened will never be 

 known. He was found dead, his neck broken, 

 with his collar and shirt unbuttoned, and his 

 breast-pin stuck in his coat. Everything points 

 to a collision, but one thing is certain, that the 

 poor fellow was left by some one who should have 

 remained with him till assistance came. 



That we shall always have hunting accidents so 

 long as men ride to hounds is certain, but it is 

 possible that they may be fewer than they have 

 been of late years. That they ought to be fewer 

 most men of experience believe. Let us, then, try 

 to reduce them to a minimum, which is only to be 

 done by keeping full control of our horses, riding 

 our own line, and keeping ourselves in that good 

 condition which enables us to make an extra 

 exertion when extra exertion is needed. 



