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calculate how many miles he walked by filling his 

 pocket with silver, and depositing a piece of it on a 

 table at one end every time he had finished the 

 return journey. Sometimes the ultimate array of 

 monitors would speak to a strong four-mile exercise 

 before breakfast. For three years previous to his 

 death he was seldom up before six, and latterly seven 

 o'clock, and ere he was eighty he gave up his early 

 rides to Garton, Kirby, and Wetwang. When he 

 took them he was always back to an eight o'clock 

 breakfast, and a basin of milk with apple or goose- 

 berry tart was his delight. Bread he rarely touched, 

 and he took tea occasionally, but the only meat he 

 really cared for was a very fat shoulder of mutton. 

 He always ate a great deal of fat, but he and it did 

 not " assimilate," as Liebig could have wished, and he 

 never grew fat, and at no time of his life could he do 

 more than just turn the beam at I2st. Vegetables he 

 cared very little for, and eggs and puddings were 

 equally in the cold shade with him. For many years 

 he only ate breakfast and dinner, and although he had 

 friends almost every day to luncheon, he seldom took 

 anything up to his six o'clock dinner except a glass of 

 wine. The greater part of his days were spent with 

 Snarry in the paddock or with his shepherd. He sat 

 reading in his private room, which had 'pictures of 

 almost every Yorkshire and world-wide sporting cele- 

 brity on its walls, while three photographs of Tom 

 Sayers in fighting costume hung in his dressing-room. 

 He had been introduced to Tom and shaken hands 

 with him most cordially at Doncaster. Nat Langham 

 saw the ring which the spectators formed, and subse- 

 quently seeking out Sir Tatton at his wonted place 

 near the judge's chair, he informed him that he was 

 the only man that ever beat Tom. " Well then, sir," 

 said Sir Tatton, putting out his hand instantly, "/ shall 

 have the honour of shaking hands with two brave 

 men" It was quite a point with him to see the 



