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and a horse that had led " Kettledrmn " in his 

 Derby work. He could make his horses do 

 ahnost anything for him, by coaxing them with 

 bits of sugar, which he always carried in his 

 pocket. His kennels were at Tomboy Paddock, 

 between Middleham and Cover Bridge. He had 

 been an of&cer in the old Indian army. I think 

 he kept his hounds on until his health gave way 

 about 1872-3. He was a fairly good rifle shot. 

 The author has competed against him on many 

 occasions. He shot from the left shoulder. 



A Hound Trail. 



Mr. R. Chapman, of Leyburn, in 1865-6, arranged 

 a match with Lir. Bruere for a five-mile trail run 

 between a Wensleydale hound and a big fast 

 hound of Mr. Bruere's, which he used to handicap 

 with a heavily weighted collar, to make him 

 keep pace with his other hounds. On this 



