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with me. I was under the horse, but got out the right side, 

 and went on wit ho id my irons after Mr. Griffiths, and we 

 ran right up to Wych Hill to ground. Coming back we 

 met Enever and all the other gentlemen who were supposed 

 to be hunting ; Mr. Griffiths put the hounds to me. I 

 was wet and cold ; Captain Peach ordered some rump steak 

 for us and hot ale at Stow-in-the-AVold. I know it was 

 dead against the rules, but we went in and had some. My 

 coat was like zinc by the time I got to Halford Bridge. 

 The crop-eared horse had struck me on the head, so I 

 stopped in bed the next morning, and it was not long 

 before Mr. Barnard came up to see me. 



" Well, sir, to go back to the Yale of White Horse. 

 When Sir William gave up, I should have remained on ; I 

 had many friends and not an enemy in the country. Lord 

 Shannon took the hounds. We had an hour and five 

 minutes, and Bob Chapman told me he could never quite 

 catch me on a horse called Falconberg. I remember once 

 Bob Chapman jumping a wall ; I took some rails by the 

 side, and got a pull. I need not go into all the particulars 

 why I left Lord Shannon, but I think you will agree with 

 me I was not so much to blame as some people made out. 

 We had fine sport in 1863-64 with the V.W.H. Hounds 

 ran like wildfire, and killed their foxes. There's a good 

 deal in getting away close to your fox. People talk about 

 bad scenting countries ; you can't have a scent if you ain't 

 near your fox. Get away on the top of his back, that's the 

 way to kill him ; get through the woods after your hounds ; 

 don't be afraid of scratching your face or dirtying your 

 boots ; there's a great deal of art in that. Hounds soon find 

 out if you are quick ; a slow man makes a slow pack of 

 hounds. Well, I was nine seasons with Mr. Longman and 

 the Old Berkeley, and only left them because his sight 

 failed him and he gave up. This is the watch he gave me ; 

 please look at the inscription : ' Robert Worrall, from 

 A. H. Longman, in remembrance of nine years faithful 

 service.' Then I was two seasons with Sir Richard Sutton. 

 I have had four masters give up : Mr. Drake, Sir William 



