Harriers ^7 



end of many a stout Kentish liare after a 

 three or four mile point. 



When following harriers we ousfht to be 

 especially careful, as farmers are much more 

 severely tried by a hare-hunting field than 

 by the following of either fox or stag. The 

 pursuit of both of the last-named usually 

 involves the crossing of a field but once, 

 whereas a hare will often double back, cross 

 and re-cross the same piece of ground over 

 and over again, and thus pave the way to 

 doing considerable damage, unless horsemen 

 exercise a certain amount of self-control. 



1 am sure I did the farmers a very good 

 turn when, years back, I frequently whipped- 

 in to a pack of harriers, and the huntsman 

 and I being old cronies, and fond of a gallop, 

 we used to often manage to slip the field, and 

 have a jolly good run all to ourselves ; the 

 only thing was, that " the field " didn't quite 

 see the fun of subscribing for our express 

 benefit, and the game was, consequently, put 

 down with a firm hand ! 



The establishment of the Peterborough 



