92 OBSERVATIONS ON FOX-HUNTING 



impediment to sport. The great bogs are so 

 generally known, and bridges or " bog passages " 

 made to cross in every direction, that no one has 

 any thing to fear on that head ; the lesser ones 

 are of no consequence, and a knowledge of them 

 is soon acquired. 



We all know the Forest is very extensive, 

 stocked with animals of every description ; in 

 a still morning, meeting there at break of day, 

 has a fine effect. I sometimes hunted with the 

 hounds when Mr. G. managed them, and I perfectly 

 recollect the impression made on one of these 

 occasions : old Tom Seabright, the father of Lord 

 Fitzwilliam's present huntsman, hunted them ; 

 the sound of his melodious voice cheering the 

 hounds when they first challenged on the drag, — 

 the red deer and other wild animals passing, — 

 the sun rising, and dispersing the morning mists, 

 and gradually disclosing the more distant and 

 varied objects, — altogether produced such an 

 exhilarating scene, that I could have wished for 

 the talent of a poet or a painter. 



I have seen great sport in the Forest, — hounds 

 running the best pace 13 miles an end. In 

 crossing the heathy part, it was beautiful to 

 see the energy of the pack, flinging to catch the 

 scent where the fox had made his turnings ; and 

 if they came to a hunting scent, (as I said before,) 



