By Lareator. i Now tells, is there any oofuner Wat be served in a ester "of an hour," replied "Dinner!" exclaimed Mr, Jorrocks, ooking "at his. which; "ten thinutes past. seven, and not dined yet; what will' the world come to next? Bead v'winter Many other habits have changed too since Mr. Jorrocks's day but November 6 remains as the first day of fox-hunting as it has been for over a hundred years, so far og can be_ judged. Therefore, with Guy Fawkes Day on this very Sunday, the opening of Fox Hunting to-morrow, Lord Mayor's Day' on Thureday and Armistice Day on Saturday, this is a week of events, Shanghai landers turn their thoughts to racing to-morrow and also to the smiles of fortune in certain ceremonies connected therewith. The Paper Hunt folk have still fortnight or more to go before they launch their season, The is time consequently to ponder over the sport to which My. Jorrocks devoted such a wealth of eloquence, so much prowess ith the trencher and tankard and so lively a stock of spirits, animal and otherwise, century. Before then it was much on a par with otter-hunting and ferreting. It could not claim the antiquity of coursing which is believed to be over '2,000 years old, although dropped out of favour in the Middle Ages, In England coursing owes revival-to Thomas, Duke of N folk, who drew up rules for the sport in the time of Queen Elizabeth, although the sport had to wait another half century before it became fashionable under Charles 1
In the earliest days of its existence as a. separate sport foxchunting was essentially" an early morning occupation. The hounds met in. the grey time after dayn and found the fox by drag. To-day it might be quite feasible to present the fox hunter with Mr, Jorrocks's "card":
Mr, Joxnocks's Fox Houxps Meet Sianday, Nov. Gtk at Handley Tuesdayeat.
Wednesday' Nov. 8th, at Hardpie unit Thursday at...
Friday Nov. 10th at Pinch-me-near Forest (at eight) Saturday Nov. Mth at the Rest and be Thankful
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.