. The cream of Leicestershire : eleven seasons' skimmings, notable runs and incidents of the chase, selected and republished from "The Field" . THE CEEAM OF LEICESTEESHIKE. SEASON 1870-71. THE HORSE FOR LEICESTERSHIRE. January 12th. 1871. occurs to us in themidst of a bitterly pro-longed frost, and by nomeans jDleasantly, thatwhen it pleases the clerkof the weather to give usour ticket of leave, weshall find that he lets looseat the same time the mul-titude that always rushto venery in the they appear gradu-ally on the scene, the throngswelling day by day ; butthis year we shall
. The cream of Leicestershire : eleven seasons' skimmings, notable runs and incidents of the chase, selected and republished from "The Field" . THE CEEAM OF LEICESTEESHIKE. SEASON 1870-71. THE HORSE FOR LEICESTERSHIRE. January 12th. 1871. occurs to us in themidst of a bitterly pro-longed frost, and by nomeans jDleasantly, thatwhen it pleases the clerkof the weather to give usour ticket of leave, weshall find that he lets looseat the same time the mul-titude that always rushto venery in the they appear gradu-ally on the scene, the throngswelling day by day ; butthis year we shall find our-(Sn-^v^^ _^-^^^^^^__ selves at a jump struggling P ^^=^^§11^^^^^^^^==^ * in the inundation, and the select and cheery ante-Christmas fields luxuries of the past. The worst of thiswill be that each and every individual will be mountedon a steed fresh and wild enough to carry a Mazeppa,. 2 THE CREAM OF LEICESTERSHIRE. [Season and the kicking in a gateway will be as fierce as in oneof the dear old football scrummages at Rugby, against whichtender j^arents are now crjing out so vehemently. Inmortal terror, men will be snatching up their knees asthey see eais go back and tail tucked in, and the thought ofthe bridle gate out of Barkby Holt, with the hounds awayis too awful to contemplate. Horse-dealers, farmers, and—we are sorry to add—ladies, must especiallj be avoided; forwho ever saw a vicious kicker that was not ridden b} one ofthese three ? The two former, by the way, are having a badtime of it, with no chance of sho^Ning or selling their animals,and no one will feel so much inclination to buy for an indefinitefuture as to run after them now. Not that there is ever anjdifilculty in selling a real horse for Leicestershire; he willalways command his price, and there are plent}^ of men eagerto give it. But the difticulty lies in finding him; for, like thediamonds in
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