14 detectives (racing),
15 detectives (Scotland Yard),
7 police inspectors,
9 police sergeants,
76 police, and a supernumerary contingent of specially selected men
from the Army Reserve and the Corps of Commissionaires.

The above force will be employed solely for the purpose of maintaining
order and excluding bad characters, etc. They will have the
assistance also of a strong force of the Surrey Constabulary."

I remember, once, when I let fall a remark on the subject of horse-racing
among friends chatting together, I was voted "morose." Is it really
morose to object to public gatherings which their own promoters declare
to be dangerous for all decent folk? Every one knows that horse-racing
is carried on mainly for the delight and profit of fools, ruffians, and
thieves. That intelligent men allow themselves to take part in the
affair, and defend their conduct by declaring that their presence
"maintains the character of a sport essentially noble," merely shows that
intelligence can easily enough divest itself of sense and decency.



XV.


Midway in my long walk yesterday, I lunched at a wayside inn. On the
table lay a copy of a popular magazine. Glancing over this miscellany, I
found an article, by a woman, on "Lion Hunting," and in this article I
came upon a passage which seemed worth copying.