. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. COUNTY TIPPERARY 301 ago to find myself witliin a select circle of the biggest and perhaps the best-looking hunters in the field. They hadn't the decency even then to hide the infirmity that bound them to the distressful country. One after another groaned aloud. " Ugh " went up on one side of me, " Ugh-ugh " on the other. I had heard aforetime the exaggeration of a horse " roaring in his ; Never before did 1 hear, or believe possible, six horses roaring at a standstill. And, as the farmers part w
. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. COUNTY TIPPERARY 301 ago to find myself witliin a select circle of the biggest and perhaps the best-looking hunters in the field. They hadn't the decency even then to hide the infirmity that bound them to the distressful country. One after another groaned aloud. " Ugh " went up on one side of me, " Ugh-ugh " on the other. I had heard aforetime the exaggeration of a horse " roaring in his ; Never before did 1 hear, or believe possible, six horses roaring at a standstill. And, as the farmers part with their fillies as well as their colts, it becomes a matter of wonder what is left to breed from. Probably the veterinary surgeon would find few of their brood mares deservins of a clean bill of sound-. Squads of young horses galloping in the pastures ness. Yet good colts and fillies are raised by the hundred, and every man in Ireland would seem to look upon horse- breeding as an absorbing and a profitable pursuit. There they have a way of describing a horse to any listener, no matter how unbelieving or how long practised in the craft himself, that for very intensity cannot fail to insist upon some degree of credence if not of absolute conviction. Here is a little instance which I am writing for my English readers. Irish groom bestriding an animal whose every outline betokened want of speed. To him slyly suggested an intimate friend of his master's: ''Good-looking horse that, Mike ; but is he fast enough ?" " Fast enough, ye should be doing this minute ! inquiry could there be to this ? What further possible. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elmhirst, Edward Pennell, 1845-1916; Giles, G. D. (Godfrey Douglas), 1857-1941. London : Chatto & Windus
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