Young sportsmen generally err by being too bold and too fast

Young sportsmen generally err by being too bold and too fast

Young sportsmen generally err by being too bold and too fast. Instead of studying the art in the way the best men out perform, they are hiding their nervousness by going full speed at everything, or trying to rival the whips in daring. Any hard-headed fool can ride boldly. To go well when hounds are running hard to save your horse as much as possible while keeping well forward, for the end, the difficult part of a long run these are the acts a good sportsman seeks to acquire by observation and experience.

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