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A B C D E F G H I K L M N for the hare that gives us the run , Mind if you holloa you've seen the right one . is for Ickham , where we ran in the rain , Those who rushed home , just missed their train . J for the Jolly good teas that they give us , The remembrance of them will always be with us . is for Kilk and those who arn't bad , Q R S T A BASSET How much mud we take in they don't seem to mind . for the ' orn that is ' eard on the ill , When we hear it , we run in the hopes of a Kill . P is for Porter the master in green , W ALPHABET . is for Allfrey , an excellent whip , He never lets one of the hounds give the slip . is for Basset the best sort of hound , X We've hardly got out before they have found . is for Caro , of which there are two , N One runs like a hare & the other like glue . jump with great vim , is for Dyke , we If we can't get across why then we must swim . is for Exercise , there's plenty of that , Some people go out to run off the fat . is for Foild , there is always a crowd , Ready to run over land that's been ploughed . is for Garrington , that is the place , Where we once killed a hare that was tired of the race . Are sometimes rewarded by getting a pad . is for Line the hounds hold so true , As if to their hare they were stuck to by glue . When there was no scent at all , we some times have met . is for Taylor , the curate What , What , He thinks he is sporting , but really he's not . U is for Us , the authors hereof , for the Mud , that sticks to ones shirt , But we go into tea , regardless of dirt . is for Nickill where they are so kind , Quite the best runner we ever have seen . for the Queer little man with the tails , To run with the se basset hounds , he seldom fails . is for Rabbit , beware oh beware , Whatever you do , don't think its a hare . is for Scent that is bad when its wet , Really its that , that is so much grieving us . for Winston , who really is keener , Than some of the hounds that are so much leaner . is for Xmas a time of delight , We hope you will always be merry and bright . Y for the Yorkshire man , that wretched bounder , You may think it is rotten , there's no need to scoff . for the Valuable hounds that arelhaving us , Who had to go home , before they had found ' er . for the Zanies who wrote this poem , I'm sure if you tried you'd never know ' em . 0000000 0000000 A 282 APRIL 13 , 1912 . the marshes , from large well suited to bassets , being the bugbear of an M.B.H. , and several capital free points were made in the Isle of Thanet and its vicinity , generally good , and where ditches just or just - not jump able are so frequent that only the hardiest and straightest followers can live with hounds . But we are not all budding C. B. Frys at the long jump , and many a splash has testified how desire doth outrun per practically covers , where scent especially formance . and going are The thanks of the district are due to the 9th Lancers for giving it such an excellent opportunity to study the work ing of the basset hound , and in THE 9TH LANCERS ' BASSET HOUNDS . there are none more interesting to watch or better suited in pace for hunting on foot . THE 9th ( Queen's Royal ) Lancers ' Basset Hounds have been hunting the country round Canterbury by courtesy of Mr. has At first , B. Prescott - Westcar , the Master of the Thanet and military duties caused two or three changes in the Master ship , but the pack is now under the charge of Mr. J. G. Porter , and Herne Harriers . been quite hard enough to follow during the many good whose bottle - green coat C. runs obtained . The pack is a private one , and large fields have availed themselves of the regiment's invitation to all who cared to follow , while the land owners and farmers have been very generous in giving the hunt the run of their land . Most of the country hunted is W W Mr. J. G. Porter ( Master ) . Sgt . mjr . Durrant ( whip ) . Mr. F. Allfrey ( whip ) . AT CANTERBURY . Drawing . LANCERS ' BASSET HOUNDS THE 9TH |
