Four or five years ago I received a letter from the War Office asking
how many horses I would put at the service of Her Majesty in case of
emergency. I wrote back and said, "All of them." By return of post I
received a letter saying that I had given a very patriotic answer, but
that it did not help them in the least; what they wanted to know was
how many horses I could put upon the register. I sent back and
registered eighteen horses. That was the whole of the Tredegar Hunt.
Well, a couple of days ago I received a notice that all of those
horses would be wanted. So if the Tredegar Hunt collapses suddenly,
you will know the cause of it.
_St. Mellons Ploughing Dinner,
October 12th, 1899._