Excerpt from The Cream of Leicestershire: Eleven Seasons' Skimmings, Notable Runs and Incidents of the Chase, (Selected and Republished From "the Field") IT is not for a moment intended that the experiences of a single individual, as here given, should be put forward as comprehending all - or nearly all - worth notice in the seasons referred to. The utmost to which these pages aspire is, that they may be deemed fairly representative of the years in question, and as illustrating the sport and pleasure attainable in a grass country, by any one who will work hard and regularly, and who loves to ride to hounds - where hounds and men are at their best. Of all who may honour me by reading this volume, I would crave that it should be looked upon merely as 3. Scrap Book, to be taken up for a few minutes only, when thought may happen to turn upon Fox-hunting. Its pages and its views will, I trust, find sympathy in some breasts, and with this hope it is sent abroad. It is but a reprint after all, which has been purposely left as origi nally written - thus perhaps to mark the lapse of years, and a possible change of thought and sentiment (whether for better or worse) between youth's first impressions and maturity's battered experience. This at any rate I can still maintain - and am happy to think there are many, many with me - that the delights of a good run in good company defy over-estimate. The pen that can do full justice to a well-enjoyed and fairly-ridden run has yet to be made, though even a common-place quill should now and again drive with some life and go on such a topic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.