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far interfered with my enjoyment of the 

 Chase ; but with increasing years the pain 

 from the result of that early accident made 

 it impossible for me to ride. 



With a considerable feeling of grief I 

 handed the horn to George Pope, who very 

 capably filled the position of Huntsman for 

 thirteen seasons, and then Charles Dyer, my 

 Whipper-in, succeeded him, until he met with 

 an accident, and I was then left without a 

 Huntsman. 



One Sunday afternoon that old friend of 

 mine and great sportsman, George Evans, 

 happened to call at the Old Road Farm. 

 I told him the predicament I was in, and 

 not thinking for one moment that he would 

 accept the invitation — for he was then Master 

 and was hunting the Cambridgeshire — I said 

 to him : — 



''Will you hunt them for the rest of the 

 season, George ? " 



To my great surprise and delight he 

 replied : — 



''Yes, Mr. Race, I will." 



