MR. J. CORBET— 1806. 75 



He had the nose of a bloodhound, and his pace was a kiUing 

 one. Mr. Corbet said he was the only hound he ever had 

 that could jump Chillington park wall. 1 



Trojan never by any chance got lamed — here must have 

 been legs and feet ! Or missed a day's hunting in eight 

 years — here must have been a constitution ! He was always 

 to be depended upon. His speed enabled him to be at the 

 head of his pack. He could hunt over a fallow, or over dry 

 ground, like a harrier ; and his stoutness was such, that 

 after the longest and hardest day, he always appeared fresh 

 and gay. 



Mr. Corbet was called — ' The father of the Trojans.' 

 ' Fuit Ilium, et ingens gloria Teucrum.' The glory of Troy 

 is no more. — nimrod. 



1 Chillington Park, in Staffordsliire, the residence of Mr. T. W. 

 Giflfard. 



During the hatter days o-f Okl Champion, when his powers were 

 on the decline, and he could not run up with the rest of the pack, he 

 got under the horse's feet of one of my friends, and was laid for dead 

 on the ground. All that Mr. Corbet said was — ' Killed the best hound 

 in my pack, that's all.' Another hound was killed, but he did not see 

 it ; and all he said to several of his friends, was, — ' They've killed me 

 ' a favourite hound. Sir ; you don't happen to know who did it, do you ?' 

 — A gentleman was caught by him hunting his hounds, not knowing 

 he was so near them, ' Thank ye. Sir, (said Mr. C.) but my hounds 

 will do that very well without you.' — nimrod. 



At the Stratford Hunt they sold horses by handicap. Mr. Best 

 bought Confidence for 750 guineas, he having carried Mr. Lockley 

 one hour and ten minutes in a trying country, and then jumped a 

 fence of timber. A decoy was laid for him by several of the Members 

 of the Hunt who had assembled next morning at cover. They sent 

 Bill Barrow to leap a very high rail in the corner of a field. When 

 he had done it, they cried out — ' Now, Mr. Best, ' and he cleared it, 

 and a yard over. — nimrod. 



