They also do detect some unlocker hacks, but not all.
As long ago as 1826 twenty-seven hunters and hacks were sold for 7500 guineas, an average of over £290; and when Lord Stamford ceased to hunt the Quorn in 1853, seventythree of his horses fetched at auction an average of close on £ 200.
In fact, their gigs often ended in rioting and the savvy McGee ensured the hacks always witnessed the carnage.
A new enthusiastic young writer joins the staff of jaded hacks each with their own eccentricity.
I'm trying to piece together the jigsaw of musical personae into which he hacks up his hefty output.