first essay, but confine yourself to three horses and riders. The outlines may be drawn out in pencil, but with a little practice you will soon be able to cut them out by the eye at once. The manner horses run at full speed is so much alike, that one position will do very well for all your norses; the head and neck well forward, the ears back, the tail a little erect, and all the legs well stretched out. Cut out with a pair of short stout Fic.I. scissors, commencing at the outer hind foot, continuously round till finished, making the feet and legs as carefully as possible. Having cut out the horses, you can prick out the form of the saddle and saddle-cloth with the point of a pin, as well as the eye and nose of the horse, and the part of the bridle on the horses' heads; or if you prefer colouring them, you can do so, making one horse brown, another black, and the other chestnut; the rein may be put through the mouth of the horse with a needle, and formed of brown thread. FIC.2. The Jockeys in racing, like the position of the horses, are also much alike; they sit with their knees close to the saddle, the body a little forward, and mostly with both hands holding the bridle (fig. 2); this attitude will do for the first and third riders. Cut out, beginning at the heel of the foot on the right hand side, and round to shape, taking care not to cut further between the legs than the dotted line, which will make him sit his horse properly. The Second Jockey may be represented whipping his horse, his right hand raised up, and the other holding the bridle (fig. 3). Having cut out as before described, if you wish to paint them, you can make No. 1, black cap and red jacket; No. 2, blue and yellow striped jacket and blue cap; No. 3, yellow body, blue sleeves, and black cap. Having so far completed the race, you can try the effect on the table by placing the men on the horses, but if you wish to make a more finished job of your work, you FIG. 3. must procure a piece of flat board, and cut out the Rails (fig. 4). Take a strip of cardboard about half the height of the men, and cut out with a penknife and scissors, and by joining the ends together, make it to any extent you think proper; to fix them you must split the ends to the dotted lines a, and separating them will make them stand upright. The Spectators. Fold a piece of paper four times the size you require your men, and cut out as before described in fig. 2; open out, and place them outside the railings in rows (fig. 5). The Winning-post, or stand, can be made of cardboard (fig. 7), and made to stand the same as the rails (fig. 4); place a paper man inside. As it is in nature with a real fox hunt, the more that is in it the more the excitement and pleasure, so with your toy hunt, the more you make the better yourself and friends will be satisfied and pleased with the exhibition. Horse running (fig. 1). This is the most common FIG.I. position for a horse galloping, and you will therefore require more of this than any other; it can be varied FIG.2. a little by making the heads of some a little more forward (fig. 2). Of these two positions you will require |