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he met at Glentworth, ran his fox ten miles straight, 

 and lost him within two or three fields of Gainsbo- 

 rough. Not contented with this, they found again 

 instantly at Lea Wood, and streamed away across the 

 flat to Ingleby Wood, leaving Carlton on the left, and 

 on past Dunham Corner, and Riseholme, where the 

 hounds were observed by a Lincoln butcher, who suc- 

 ceeded in coaxing them on to the road, casting them- 

 selves near Greetwell turf-pits. From Glent worth to 

 that point was about twenty-five miles straight, and 

 the kennel huntsman happening to hear from some one 

 on the road that there was not one scarlet with them 

 sallied forth post-haste on his pony and brought them 

 back to Burton. Mr. Osbaldeston got further than 

 any of the field on his old Scrivington horse, who 

 was, however, hardly so good as " the little mare," 

 whom he bought from Colonel Elmhirst, on condi- 

 tion that she was to be returned when worn out. She 

 was only fifteen-one, and rather warm in her temper. 

 "The Squire" first fell in love with her, and deter- 

 mined to have her at any price, from seeing Tom 

 Sebright (who was riding her for the Colonel, to make 

 her a little more temperate) take a five-feet six stone 

 wall out of Norton deer park, near Spital, when the 

 hounds were running. The grave where Tallyho 

 sleeps in his shoes is forgotten at Quorn now, but 

 "The Squire" has not forgotten how he carried him 

 right through a run with Mr. Muster's hounds when 

 the latter gentleman finished on his third horse. 

 This old horse did not long survive his triumph, 

 and died from coming out rather too fat, to the 

 great sorrow of Tom Sebright, who rode him on that 

 fatal day. 



In his power of bearing fatigue, the late Mr. Con- 

 yers was almost a match for "The Squire," and at 

 times he would ride upwards of sixty miles to and 

 from cover. He was seldom seen to take a fence, 

 but he knew Essex so intimately, that he was always 



