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Title: Mr. Crop's harriers
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Bowers, G
Subjects: Horses Fox hunting
Publisher: London : Day & Son
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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ys he will have one more day, andis supposed to be gone with the Queens. In fact, he has another last day with the Hurricane,at Crashington Heath. The Fallowfield Hunt Steeplechases. Over a pretty bit of country, close to Cramphiirst, and handy for all to reach. Theusual entries for heavy and light weight subscribers, a farmers race, and a new feature inthe programme is a suggestion for a ladies race. This entails a special meeting; and Mrs.Koi-jje-Koi-))e presides. Mrs. Gallojier jnoposes riding in breeches and top-boots, on a manssaddle, with a scarlet tunic or jacket. Mrs. Cutemdown seconds the proposal. Mrs. Hawthornsays if that is arranged, she cannot ride in the race, as her husband would not allow it.Miss Evergreen suggests safety skirts which give tva?/, or come off, in case of falling. Thensome one begins to argue about stirrup-irons. Mrs. Cutemdown contradicts everything thatis said; but as she rides without any, her opinion is not considered of much value. Eventually, (34 J
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-X.A^ r o~-u^^r^ cr>)_^p_ //vryi^ (35) after a proposal liom Miss Matchem, that every lady should appear in a new scarlet habit,which is received with mingled satisfaction and derisive laughter, nothing definite is settled.Mrs. Koi-pe-Korpe cannot obtain a hearing, and the meeting breaks up in confusion. The race day comes. It has rained all night, so the course is in capital order; butthe wind is cold, as in winter. Browser is asked to be starter for the heavy-weights. Cropand young Hawthorn ride in the light-weight class, and our master thinks he is sure to win,if the bay will try. Hawthorn gets what he afterwards describes as wedged in, at thestart, and has not a chance. The second time round, after clearing the water the first time.Crop goes in head first, the bay jumping short. The brook being a natural one, with rottenbanks, he is covered with black mud, and by the time he has remounted, the others are farahead, and the race won by Lord Shamrock; our master coming in last, am

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