7 APRIL 1928, Page 17

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

Snt,—If the matter was not such a serious one, the recom- hiendation of "A Correspondent" in a recent issue; that the %aster of Hounds and members of the hunt should sign a rdocument condemning the use of the steel trap, would be excruciating ludicrously inconsistent. Any death involving more excruciating agony than that of the hunted fox—a most highly organized animal—it is almost impossible to conceive.

In spite of " A Correspondent's " high opinion of the merciful character of the hunting fraternity, it might well be that such a protest on their part would expose them to awkward remarks as to " dwellers In glass houses."—I am, Sir, &c.,