THE FAEMEES' BOOK 189 



Ijy Thoru of Norwich. The cost was £50 : 8s., and this was partly 

 defrayed by subscription by ex-Masters and Whips of T.F.B. — 

 W. E. Paget. 



The cart should have its roof varnished every summer to keep it 

 in good condition. Make Bob do this as he has lots of time in the 

 summer. — D. G. Hoare. 



In the above " painted " is cancelled and " varnished " substituted. 

 Personally I think painted canvas would be better. — F. C. K. 



Here is a leaf torn out of a lecture note-book and lying loose 

 among the T.F.B. papers, written by some Honorary Secretary 

 unknown. It leads us from the hound van through rates, taxes, and 

 tips to the important and delicate matter of farmers and the arrange- 

 ment of meets : — 



Hounds are taken to the meet at a cost of 10s. a time. It has 

 been suggested that there might "be a saving if Bob drove the van and 

 we kept the horse ourselves. But though Free's bill is big, it saves 

 us a great deal of trouble. He contracts to supply the horse always, 

 and ours would be sure to go lame. (Our sometime Secretary clearly 

 knew the law of Luck.) Also this plan would never give Bob time 

 to clean up kennels when hounds were out. 



I am sure that this is sound economy. There is no worse policy 

 than that of " spoiling a ship for a ha'p'orth o' tar." There is an 

 insurance element in jobbing in that you know the worst. Holland 

 Hibbert told me that he effected a saving by not having the van out 

 for some of the shorter w^alking meets, and going on with the hounds 

 on bicycles, and bringing them back. But this is as hard on hounds 

 after a heavy day as the riding home with them which was the 

 fashion of Currey's time. And Whips have told me that it is extremely 

 difl&cult to keep hounds together on the road on a dark night, especi- 

 ally through the mean streets which have to be traversed in the last 

 mile. The paragraph on rates and taxes is dry and is omitted ; also 

 the method of enumerating hounds for Inland Eevenue, which is 

 confidential. — F. C. K. 



It is the custom to send £1 a term to Hopkins for the men who 

 look after the brake horses. 



The farmers are done slap up. They get two luncheons at 



