. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. A SCURRY FROM HRAUNSTON GORSE 329 latter hounds bent as they entered the ground chosen a few seasons ago for the House of Commons Point-to-Point. A strong high bulllinch and a stout half-hidden ox-rail draped the field above the brook ; and ere men had galloped half across the pasture hounds were shaking their sides on the further bank. The little chestnut was asked to do it in two, and did half of it : " Never swallowed so much water in my life," said he : while the huntsman went for it in one, and recovering himself in
. The best of the fun, 1891-1897. Horses; Hunting; Fox hunting. A SCURRY FROM HRAUNSTON GORSE 329 latter hounds bent as they entered the ground chosen a few seasons ago for the House of Commons Point-to-Point. A strong high bulllinch and a stout half-hidden ox-rail draped the field above the brook ; and ere men had galloped half across the pasture hounds were shaking their sides on the further bank. The little chestnut was asked to do it in two, and did half of it : " Never swallowed so much water in my life," said he : while the huntsman went for it in one, and recovering himself in three, picked himself up with a. T»-r^A5:^w^'''^i^-*g=.i^-^<-'*'-^^ -'^?SS^ A hot hat flying in the breeze huic-huic-huic (celerrimo). Happiest man in England now ; and the best of them all, on our side, to ride to his own hounds. Indifferent to whom may care to take first cut, he turns as hounds go, is ever in the very front of the chase, '' let the young and the jealous try hard for his ; (And but yesterday, they tell me, Tom Firr was in similar fashion making example of the Quornites from Barkby Holt to the Coplow ! ) A poise on the upland above the stream, a steadier at a picked place, and Captain Baird and a dozen others flew the half-empty chasm fifty yards on the right. The upland was firm and the turf was all spring, as. 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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