2 Tally ho, 



in its fullest perfection; for alttougli the ^' Queen^s " 

 hounds are all that can be desired, the huntsmen, the 

 whips, the horses they bestride, and the deer they 

 hunt, good enough for any time or place, yet the 

 '*" country ^^ has its serious drawbacks, for the cream 

 of it is so gridironed by railways, and so studded with 

 semi-detached villas, with their poultry yards, cucum- 

 ber frames, and kitchen gardens, that in the event of 

 the deer electing to run over the far-famed Harrow 

 district, the " field ^^ are bound sooner or later to come 

 to grief over broken bottles, wire fencing, or tenter- 

 hooks. Even should they steer clear of such obstacles, 

 they run the risk of encountering a landed proprietor, 

 who, ignoring the fact that property has its duties as 

 well as its rights, strongly objects to your riding over 

 his domain. 



Years and years ago a curious little scene occurred 

 at Down Barn Farm, Hillingdon, when Anderson^ s 

 hounds met by stealth at the Adam and Eve at Hayes. 

 The deer was uncarted at the back of that dilapidated 

 hostelry ; the field included Anderson, Jem Mason, 

 Philpot on " Tam BouflP,^' a Russian horse, and a 

 marvel at timber, Tom Shackle on his celebrated grey, 

 and a man on the leader cf the Amersham omnibus, 

 which he had taken from the team, and by a rapid act 

 of horsemanship converted into a hunter, fauie de 

 mieux ; the whole lot were soon sailing over the fences 

 of this place of evil repute. Anderson, who was very 

 " hard of hearing,^^ and who was mounted on a nag, 

 which if he could have been prevailed upon to sell, he 

 would have given but small change out of a " thou,^* 

 but whose forte was not fencing, seeing an irate farmer, 

 gun in hand, and with many imprecations, making 



