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in kennels — yon know your kennel work. Then I used 

 to do old ^Morris's work for him ; he was a first-rate whip, 

 but he could neither wTite nor read. In 1858 I went to 

 ]\Ir. Drake. It was at Mr. Morell's sale that I got engaged. 

 There was a great hound sale at Tubney ; it is mentioned 

 in Cecil's first book, ' the kennel stud book.' The Kev. 

 Mr. Legard* is carrying it on now ; he tells me it's a lot 

 of trouble ; people not sending in their lists. Cecil brought 

 out a second book ; I have got the first at home. I met 

 Ben Groddard there. Joe Maiden used to ride second 

 horse to Stevens, and was afterwards huntsman to the 

 Craven ; he recommended me to Goddard, and Squire Drake 

 took me on. I can honestly say that I engaged with one 

 of the best masters, one of the best sportsmen, and one of 

 the best friends one could ever have met with. I whipped 

 in to Goddard in 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1861. When 

 Mr. Drake resigned, I got the offer of the place of first 

 whip to the Warwickshire from Lord Willoughby de Broke. 

 I was to meet him at Lower Boddington. Ben Goddard 

 was not out ; a stick had run into his eye. The Squire 

 hunted the hounds. We had a fine run, and killed him at 

 Marston Doles. There was your father. Lord AVilloughby, 

 off his horse patting the hounds. ' Eeal good pack of 

 hounds,' he said. He offered me the place ; I went in 

 186.2, in May. Yom- father died in June. Cremorne ? 

 Yes ; I remember Cremorne. You say your father, sir, 

 told you when you were a boy to keep his tail in sight, and 

 you would not be far off the hounds. (' Yes, he quoted 

 Macaulay, Bob, and the white plume. I remember it well ; 

 the meet was at Thorpe Mandeville, and Mr. Drake was 

 riding him.') Well, I'll tell you a curious thing about 

 that horse, sir ; a splendid horse he was, skewbald bay and 

 white, and a quite white tail. When I went to Sir 

 William Throckmorton's with the Y.W.H., there was the 

 old horse, and he carried me well. I had my picture done 

 on him with some favourite hounds. The best run 1 ever 



*It is a slight coincidence that the Rev. Mr. Legard's Christian name is 

 ■" Cecil." 



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