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he had been badly broken down by his former owner, Mr. 

 Gilling, hunting with the Whaddon Chase. A very resolute 

 horse, and very fond of hounds, Colonel Wood never found the 

 Essex Union country heavy when mounted on him, so well 

 was he balanced. It was freezing- hard on December 29, 

 1885. when Colonel Wood rode him for the last time with the 

 Stag Hounds at their Thoby meet, when they ran by Willingale 

 to Down Hall. Pulling up at White Roothing the old horse 

 had only two sound legs, but he had gone over all the Roothing 



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ditches without a mistake, as well as he did in Carnegy's two 

 great runs, the Houndon run 1881, and the Rook Wood run 

 26th February, 1881. 



Col. Wood recalls a very amusing episode at Bishop's Hall, 

 in General Mark Wood's time. 'Twas in the afternoon, and 

 while the coverts were being drawn, refreshments were 

 handed round, sherry, &c. At length one of the refreshed 



