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but if I am to judge from what escaped him after winning the 

 Bosworth, with Gossoon, at Lichfield, all the pleasures we are 

 taught to anticipate from the realms above fall far short of the mark. 



As a gentleman-jockey, Sir Tatton has long been in repute. He 

 is very powerful in the saddle, and never loses his head. 



I was very much pleased with Sir Tatton 's hounds. They shew a 

 gi-eat deal of breeding, are fast, but very close workers, of a most 

 desirable size, and quite the sort of hound for Leicestershire, 

 although there are too many old ones at present in the kennel to 

 suit that country. 



Sir Tatton's men are very capitally mounted, chiefly on thorough- 

 breds, which indeed they ought to be to follow^ their hounds over the 

 Yorkshire wolds, which generally hold a good scent, and great part 

 of their country is of that description. These wolds are of great 

 extent, enclosed and cultivated after the manner of our Oxfordshire 

 and Gloucestershire hills, and much the same to ride over, but the 

 soil is deeper, and therefore more severe for horses. The fences are 

 chiefly quick, and posts and rails are numerous in some parts. 



Sir Tatton's hounds had a very fine run this season from Sir 

 Francis Boynton's coverts ; but I was told it was not so decidedly 

 good as one he had on the 8th November 1823, from Givendale 

 "Warren, when, after a run over the wolds of one hour and twenty 

 minutes without a check, the fox was killed in the presence of only 

 Tom Carter on his Whitelock mare, and Major Healey on Hard- 

 bargain. 



Saturday the 11th, met the York and Ainsty at Hulby, eight miles 

 from York in the direction of Boroughbridge. Unfortunately we had 

 no sport. Our first fox was lost by the ignorance of the second 

 whipper-in, who never attempted to turn the hounds, which ran over 

 three fields with their heads up — the fox having turned short back. 

 He was also ably seconded by a well-mounted gentleman in scarlet, 

 who was of course equally at sea. The hounds being disappointed, 

 and the scent bad, they did not settle again, and we lost him. After 

 chopping another, w^e found again in Oldwork Wood, but the scent 

 got worse and worse. I view^ed the fox across a field about ten 

 minutes after we found, and although the hounds came to halloo 

 immediately, only one of them (Eemus) could speak to it. This 



