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came away. He did not let them see him ; but 

 when he was out of sight put them on the Hne, 

 and after racing him for a mile they ran into him. 



"There ! " Mr. Arkwright said, '' I always told 

 you Bob was a clever man ; very few huntsmen 

 would have made those calculations which killed 

 the fox." 



On account of Bob's weight Mr. Leigh paid 

 high prices for his horses, as the writer can testify. 

 I was asked by Mr. Leigh to write to him if I 

 happened to have a weight carrier. My then 

 landlord had a good horse to sell, and asked me 

 to find a customer for him. I wrote to Mr. Leigh 

 full particulars of the horse's qualities. Bob was 

 sent to see him ; he had a ride, and liked the 

 horse very much ; he said that it would not suit 

 his master, but would carry him. I said, " I am 

 afraid your master would not give £Apo for a 

 horse to carry you." 



'' He would, if I tell him," Bob answered. 



'^ Do you mean to tell him ? " I asked. 



" I do," was the reply. 



In due course I received a cheque for ;^400 

 which I endorsed and sent to my landlord. The 

 horse was bred by Mr. Shadrach Tompkins of 

 Leckhampstead, out of a cart mare ; and he 

 carried Ward for eight seasons. 



