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rare exceptions being generally greys. He had a special 

 fondness Tor hogged manes and charger tails among his red 

 weight carriers. He hunted in the most princely manner. 

 I believe his railway bill for special trains for himself, 

 hounds, horses and hunt servants was fully a thousand 

 a month. It is said that on one occasion a dealer sent 

 for his inspection ten long-tailed chestnut hunters. Seeing 

 that the machine had not been run over their crests, he 

 gave orders that all their manes should be hogged. That 



Photo by\ \M. H. H. 



FIG. I. Captain Williams and Joseph. 



operation having been accomplished, he looked them over, 

 and rejected the lot ! The dealer, on receiving them back in 

 their shorn condition, was fit to be .tied, as we say in Ireland ; 

 but a prompt and liberal cheque speedily set matters right. 

 Tom Firr was a marvellous man to get over a country ; 

 big or little it did not matter to him, especially on Whitelegs. 

 Captain " Doggie " Smith had undoubtedly the greatest 

 name in Leicestershire as a brilliant rider to hounds ; but 

 unfortunately, I did not see him often, as he was somewhat 



