Related article: them in their kennel and other
duties. It has often puzzled me
to know why the hunt servant
should almost invariably be
superior in manner and bearing
to the men who, as grooms or
in other like occupations, may be
considered of equal social standing,
although, as a matter of fact, this
is seldom the case. Is it not
because Cheap Ceclor during the last century
there has sprung up, as it were, a
generation of hunt servants, bred
from a good stock, and like their
hounds, carefully watched over by
masters, who have endued them
by Ceclor Tablets regular intercourse, example,
and precept, with all the good
attributes that they themselves
have cultivated, and happily pos-
sessed? Not Ceclor Cd 375 only this, but hunt
servants are thrown continually
into the society (without mixing
with it, however), of well-bred,
and, as a rule, well-behaved people.
From the necessity of their calling, Buy Ceclor
arrogance and pride are rare attri-
butes, whereas diligence, and the
fact that there is always so much
to do, and learn to Buy Ceclor Online do well, in
their daily duties, inculcates a
regularity of life and habits, which
must of necessity tell in a man's
favour as he advances in life and
in his profession, thus winning
for himself a respect, which in a
great majority of cases he carries
with him to the grave. It is not
the lot of all hunt servants to
attain the height of their ambi-
tion and become huntsmen, and
yet how many who fail in this
have no difficulty in gaining places
of trust outside the precincts of
the kennel, when middle age over-
takes them.
In the course of Cefaclor Ceclor many years'
experience I have had often the
pleasurable remembrance of chats
by the fireside, or in the kennel,
with well-known hunt servants,
from all of which I have come away
refreshed and happy, assured that
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sport, guided and handled by such
men, must be, and is, sport indeed !
I could recount, but probably have
already done so throughout my
long years of babbling in your
revered pages, anecdotes and
experiences which hunt servants
above all others can furnish us
with. Suffice it here, however,
only to say what I know will be
re-echoed by your readers, that the
hunt servant is a typical man, and
as such is in almost every case
worthy of the benefits which have
been bestowed on him.
It may not be generally known,
but the fact appears by the
records of the Hunt Benefit
Society now before me, that the
late Mr. George Lane Fox, so far
back as 1883, provided for the
purchase of an annuity and a life
insurance for Tom Smith, his
excellent and well-beloved hunts-
man at Bramham. Nor is this, I
believe, a solitary instance of
long and faithful service being
remembered by a master. There
are several instances where hunt
servants' testimonials have formed
the plan of purchase of life an-
nuities in the Society, such a plan
being in every way to be recom-
mended.
"Nature's gentlemen" is the
only apt title by which to describe
our leading professional huntsmen,
and I leave it to my experienced
readers to particularise those to
whom I would refer. Some of
them unhappily are not destined
to remain on the active list much
longer, and some have already
retired, but in all instances their
fame and good name will be
handed down to posterity in
hunting annals as patterns that
should have a glorious following.
How better can we show our
thorough appreciation of them
than by, according to our means,
assisting annually to improve their
prospects as a class, and inasmuch
as they live and work in their best
days to add to our pleasure, and
risk their necks for our enjoyment,
let us assure them of a comfortable
old age, and a freedom from care,
in the provision for those de-
pendent upon them. Thus we
shall not only be carrying out a
bounden duty, but we shall also
be furthering the cause of hunting
in one of its most material neces-
sities. Put it well up in your sub-
scription list for 1899, all friends
of hunting.
Borderer.
" Don't" — To Ingenuous Polo Players.
Don't attempt, unless you have a
very extraordinary knowledge of
horses, to buy ponies for yourself
when you begin polo; ask some
discreet and experienced player to
let you know when there is a good
beginner's pony for sale. Speed
is not one of the requirements
necessary to such a pony. Argen-
tines and Arabs are most likely to
suit you. If the pony goes very
fast you will not have so much
time to hit the ball, and when you
blunder into another player (as
will probably happen), you will do
more harm if you are going fast
than if you are cantering.
Don't buy a pony " with a
leg"; unless you buy in the
autumn and can blister and turn
out the pony for the winter.
Don't expect good players to
sell their best ponies to you for a
very moderate price : they may be
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