28 PINK AND SCARLET 



it's the way it's worn, the seat, the position of the 

 hands and elbows, the je ne sais quoi, the tout- 

 ensemble, the hall mai'k, in fact, of the "right sort." 

 It would also be well to say to him : — 



" Yet a word in thy ear — 'tis an adage oft told — 

 All glittering most bravely e'en here is not gold. 

 And if by naught else save the glitter you're caught, 

 You may scorn in its strongholds the Spirit of Sport. 

 For it lies not in Hammond alone, nor in Kidd ; 

 Oh ! ill with ' war's image ' 'twould fare if it did. 

 It holds not sweet converse with swagger or brag, 

 Nor the set of a coat, nor the shape of a nag : 

 It lurks not, I'll swear, in one feeling of pride. 

 And glance supercilious on friend at your side. 

 Though the man at your flank not a grace may adorn, 

 Though his mount barely thrive on his hardly-earned corn, 

 Though poorly conditioned and rough be that steed. 

 Ill-fitted his tackle, inferior his breed. 

 ' You may laugh till I win ; you may scorn me, in short, 

 Here I'll take a leg up,' cries the Spirit of Sport.'" ^ 



1 Extract from some verses on " The Spirit of Sport " by 

 " Winifred." 



