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CHAPTER VII. 



Promotion of James Cooper. 



After the death of the lamented Will Goodall, 

 Jem Cooper, who had been filling the post of 

 second whip with much ability, was appointed 

 his successor, and being a fine horseman, and 

 light weight, his reputation was assured. 

 During Cooper's career there were memorable 

 runs, and on one occasion, after meeting at 

 Denton, in January, 1869, hounds found a fox 

 at the gorse, who took a round by Harston, 

 where there came a short check, and appeared 

 little scent. A judicious cast put matters 

 right, and hounds ran their fox back through 

 the gorse, with scent improving past the Hall 

 and away to Hungerton. From thence, across 

 Wyville Heath the line lay through Stoke 

 Pasture pointing for Buckminster, and bearing 

 west, they skirted Humberstone's Gorse, and 



