SPORTSMEN, FARMERS, &C. ^l 



like myself, mounted on a mule, with a 

 boy, hired for the time, riding behmd me, 

 cannot enjoy such luxuries. 



I will tell you a story relative to one of 

 the best pointers I ever had in my life, and 

 one of the most speedy ; for I declare I have 

 seen him frequently turn a hare two or 

 three times, considerably above half grown^ 

 before she could get out of the field. I 

 know this is very irregular sporting ; but I 

 am, as in most other things, a very irregular 

 sportsman, of which you shall hear further 

 in due time ; and why I teach all my dogs 

 to run hares. Even when put into my 

 hands, so perfectly well broke, that they 

 will not look at a hare, which gets up 

 before them, I confess it mortifies me much ; 

 and their regularity, to me, is very un- 

 pleasant for a time ; but I soon prevail on 

 them te forego those great regularities ; then 

 they become amiable, please me much, 

 and are thoroughly useful to my method of 

 sporting. 



I was sitting, some years ago, in the 

 coffee-room at Newmarket ; this was in the 

 Spring Meeting; and my worthy old 



