The Countryman, in a commentary on " the extraordinary series
of letters which the Spectator . . . has evoked from Masters of Hunts," quotes an ingenious letter from a hunting man. He writes :— •
" I sometimes wonder if fox hunting ought any longer to be considered true sport. Hunting now consists of enormous fields who roll up _to the meet in expensive cars without discomfort of any sort. Mcist of these people do not belong to the country they hunt over. They are just wealthy people amusing themselves with hunting, as they might with tobogganing. Until recently the hunting field was the school for our cavalry officers. When we saw a young blood enjoying himself across country, we felt that he was also fitting himself to serve his country in need. To.day, I always feel that our rich young bloods ought to be galloping across the clouds and be ' airy' instead of ' homey.' Their extravagance ought to take the form of a string of aeroplanes instead of a string of horses. I wish some of the young men who set fashions would give a lead by taking to the air."
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