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possibly the bill was not sent in till some time after 

 its completion. 



This compliment was paid to Mr. Smith Barry 

 as Master of Foxhounds, the first pack known in 

 Cheshire, and supported entirely at his own expense. 



The following is the account of the above-named 

 match, as given in Daniel's Rural Sports, vol. i. p. 155 : 

 " The speed of the Foxhound was well ascertained 

 by the trial at Newmarket, between Mr. Meynell 

 and Mr. Barry, and this account of the training 

 and feeding the two Victorious Hounds is from the 

 person who had the management of them. Will 

 Crane was applied to, after the match was made 

 (which was for 500 guineas), to train Mr. Barry's 

 Hounds, of which Blue Cap was four, and Wanton 

 three years old. Crane objected to their being 

 hounds that had been entered some seasons, and 

 wished for young hounds, who would with more 

 certainty be taught to run a Drag ; however, the 

 hounds were sent to Rivenhall in Essex, and, as 

 Crane suggested, at the first trial, to induce them to 

 run the drag, they took no notice ; at length, by 

 dragging a Fox along the ground, and then crossing 

 the hounds upon the scent, and taking care to let 

 them kill him, they became very handy to a drag, 

 and had their exercise regularly three times a week 

 upon Tiptree Heath ; the ground chosen was Turf, 

 and the distance over which the drag was taken was 

 from eight to ten miles. The training commenced 

 the first of August, and continued until the 28th of 

 September (the thirtieth the match was run) ; their 

 food was oatmeal and milk and sheep's trotters, 

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