HUNT STABLES AND NATIONAL DEFENCE. [To THE EDITOR OF THE
"SPECTATOR."] Sia,—With reference to" Hunt Stables and National Defence" in the Spectator of February 10th, will you kindly allow me space to reply to Mr. Woodgate's question: "How many average Tummies of a crack cavalry corps could, mounted, lead a couple of high-couraged spare mounts to a closed gate, open it, and pass through without a hitch ? " If he will ask any cavalry officer he will be told that every cavalry soldier should be able to do this, just as well as the second horseman in the hunting-field, since the soldier is trained to lead, mounted, as many as three horses, and manceuvre with them at all paces during " dismounted action." As to eye for country, there is no reason that our soldiers, with all the field training they now receive, should not be equal to the second horseman in this respect. Under our present conditions of training there are no " barracked " cavalrymen.--I am, Sir, &c.,
CAVALRY SOLDIER.
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