A
HUNTING ALPHABET
by
GRACE CLARKE NEWTON
WORKS BY
GRACE CLARKE NEWTON
A SMALL GIRL’S STORIES
A BOOK OF RHYME
POEMS IN PASSING
First Series
POEMS IN PASSING
A Second Gleaning
(In preparation)
A HUNTING ALPHABET
Illustrated
THE
A B C
OF
DRAG HUNTING
E·P·DUTTON·&·COMPANY.
681·FIFTH·AVENUE
NEW·YORK. 
ESTABLISHED·1852
Copyright, 1917
E. P. Dutton & Company
Redfield-Kendrick-Odell Co., Inc.
New York
The illustrations are from some paintings by
Richard Newton, Jr.
A is Ambition which leads you to buy
A qualified hunter, the picture of pride,
Of whom it is said, “He takes off in his stride.”
This means he jumps you off with hounds in full cry.
B is the Beauty who’s learning to “go,”
Who comes to the Club on the morn of the Meet,
And says to the Master, “Now if you’ll be sweet
And let me ride near you, I’ll finish I know!”
C is the Casualty frequently met
When a Ditch next a creeper-clad fence lies concealed;
Also the Comments of most of the field,
“For the man who lays drags with a butterfly net!”
D is the overworked letter so Dear
To the heart of the Sportsman who’s riding a skate,
Who thinks there is no one to open the gate
And fails to observe that the Vicar stands near.
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