The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23


II h desirable, 40 o preventive 20 oorOncrs'
tnQuasts and ter ~bszpattertns interviews
with widows, that tho tyTo should In some
measure adhere 10 the rule Of jumping and
look before he Leaps.
There IL one warning translated into all
languages and hcedod BY h0rsemsn the
world over. Never take wire. II after
the call s'WArs wirel has fioated back
spotted the strand hidden among tho Wild
roses rash hdsr and mount persist In facing
the tempting np they arc certain 70
come croppons. Generally IL means .
dislocated shoulder for the rider and q
brOken heg for the horne.
When y man ssss wire II 10 a. much his
duty to shout q warning a. It Ia for parent
to give notice Of smallpox in his family.
Ths man Who fails 90 war; the hunt will
be O~stracized; no might ~ well be riding
horses with pink . He will be put In
coventry; oven tho whips wil ding him
Answers that are like snarls from the terrier
which run with the pack.
The F,sSe Of he hunt 10 that you are not
20 wait for ~sornebody else'R horses rib to
DO broken before you Lot IL bs known that
you arc riding Q kicssr. When q man finds
he has bean lone In tho deal and gets q
brute that fences anything II meets, but
kicks daylight into all creatures on two
legs and four, he should securely bind with
scarlet the tail Of his kicker; and all who
r3ds behind him win take warning and
Judge distances by . hind legs length.
II 0 man hunts Ia the spring, when the
xrass 10 young and growing, by breaking
another canon Of the ancient rules Of hunt
ing b can bring chAsrin 70 the hsart OF
the most cordial host. He may spoil the
rich. verdane gioss Of the lawn or terrace
by riding across IL; or, with Q design as
sinistsr II lsas c~onspicuous. no may spur
his mount back on the av0nus and break
down che bordsrs. Not all the gardeners
In q~srmsntowu csn patch them in time
for sunaEsss. nor can al the apothecaries
and the remedy that will lull tho anger felt
by tho owner OF the place.
There are occasions In q hunt when a
hnrrying beginner must bide his time and
wait. because another is good enough TO
dismount TO p q Ave barred gate to let the
hunt pass through 10 all thor reason needed
why he should not be left at the tail end OF
che hunt.
Until he In again in his saddle the others
cannot RAllOp away for, since horses get
as keenly excited with the chase as riders
themselves, his would be no more willing
10 visit for him to mount after the Others
had galloped on h a a fox would think Of
standing still for the hounds to come up.
Some men with peculiar views on many
simple matters think IL IL the duty Of whips
or grooms continually to do b dismount-
inR. but they are mistaken. II both men,
Der and whip simultaneously arrive at the
closed gate naturally the latter will dis
mount, but when mounting again he gets
the same consideration that Ia extended
every one on the field, from red coated
master TO choker collarsd tigers.
The question Of proper clothes to be
worn when out hunting frequently presents
pitfalls for ths unwary. He should bear
In mind that until fully admitted as q MEM
Der OF thu hunt, NO matter what he may
wear, let the pattsRn be as demure "a under
takers black or herce az the Rob Roy tar
tan, Il IA not his privilege 10 sport q red coat
or other uniform Of any hunt. any more
than 1t Ia tho right OF a butchers boy to
strut in thu uniform OF an Admiral Of the
feet. A few broad lines might be indi-
Gated. As q man would not wear shooting
boots 10 . rooepdon, . tho tyro need not
wear patent leather pumps 10 . hunt. He
should bear In mind that. altar all. there
are bard and fast dsfnOd rules laid down
for dress parades, from weddings 70 foot
ball MATCHES. For bunting tosgery be had
better esk his tailor.
To hunt on Saturdays seems customary
among some Of tho American hunts; the
habit Il disooncsrttng 20 tho old country
idea Of that which Ia fair and proper. Per-
haps Tho custom IL not % prevalent among
the better hunts in this country a. 1t Is
with thu principal ones in Canada.
The writsr can recall attending on Satur-
days three regular meets OF q Canadian
hunt club which carried on the blue ribbons
for hunt teams ridden by masters and whips
at Madison Square in three consecutive
years. To make a habit Of the custom In
EnRiand and Ireland would be Consid-
cred az poor form a. not TO attend church
whom staying in tho country; the n would
be regarded a. lack OF consideration for
the stAbIsmen; the other, disrespect for
ths padres.
Saturday is always a busy time in the
stable. Besides the daily routine Of exer-
ching, grooming, bedding, feeding, saddle
and harness cleaning and carriage washing
extra preparations have to be made for
Sunday visitors. Altogether the day IL
the hardest in the week for stablemen. The
fact does not seem to excite the kindly
thought it deserves; but since it is so, and
hunting on Saturdays is recognized and APP
proved, the least a nan can do rs to see that
when he returns after the days run he
brings in a horse that Ia dry and cool, not
sweated, but At for watering.
There are men whole natures will never
let them know better; they gallop their
horses into a sweltering lather in the very
act OF handing them over TO the waiting
stabIenTen. Those men may be generous
in their tips; hut even lavish tipping by the
man who rides bis horses dirty will not re-
instats him In the good opinion Of the
Rrooms, for some stable hands think . great
deal more Of their charges than they do OF
their masters.
When n man starts hunting let him take to
heart what the LLeutsnant-Go Governor Of a hill
province In India said TO he civil servant
appointed tutor to q couple Of princes Of
rank and distinction.
Teach 'em, SIR, to ride straight, 10 shoot
straight and 20 talh straight; you may do
the farst two, but, by sSd, sir, Jon can't the
third