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horse could carry a bullock, dead or alive, on his back." 

 It was then discovered that the lady was confounding 

 stones with hundredweights. In spite of his great weight, 

 however, he was very bad to beat at most athletic exercises, 

 being a beautiful dancer, and first-rate tennis player — in 

 fact, he and his brother had a match to decide which of 

 them should play for the championship. The brother was 

 the winner of the trial, and also, I think, of the champion- 

 ship. Mr. Hartley himself won the polo championship 

 cup in the early days of the game. He married Miss 

 Emmeline Campbell, of Woodseat, a fine horsewoman, who, 

 however green or indifierent her mount may be, is usually 

 not far from the hounds. She has had some very good 

 ones, though — notably Leotard, and Joan, who, besides 

 beating twenty-eight competitors in Sir Peter Walker's 

 light-weight race in 1898, won the Harrington Cup in 

 1899. Her brother, Mr. Campbell, of Woodseat, is a 

 capital sportsman, and was a regular follower of the 

 Meynell for many years, till a very bad fall two years ago 

 caused such injuries to his head as to prevent him 

 mounting a horse again to this day. His father, who 

 practically built the present house at Woodseat on the 

 site of an older one — at least, he added to and altered the 

 old house past recognition — was one of the members 

 for Stafi'ordshire and also High Sheriff". 



