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was riding somewhere in the North, and Aldcroft 

 dedined to steer her through the crowd, so that I 

 had the mount. 



It was at this place — I am not quite certain 

 whether it was the same year or not — that I saw the 

 late Captain " Chicken " Hartopp accompany a friend 

 of his who had spotted a man that had welshed him 

 at Ascot. On going up to him and asking the man 

 for the money, the "s^entleman from Wales" was very 

 abusive, and told them if they "didn't make them- 

 selves scarce he would get their heads knocked off" 

 There were a lot of low fighting men, including 

 Bob Travers, the black, about, and matters looked 

 very awkward. Poor " Chicken '" could not resist a 

 row, so at it they started, and very soon he had three 

 or four of his opponents on the ground. He stood 

 six feet one inch, and weighed 14 st. in condition, 

 and his friend was not much less. For about five 

 minutes there never was such a mill, these two 

 young soldiers against five or six others. Presently 

 " Chicken " got the black to himself, and was giving 

 him something, when two of the latter's pals came 

 behind the Captain, and trussed him — that is, put 

 their arms under his, and held him perfectly tight — 

 whilst Travers hit him as hard as he possibly could, 

 and cut his face frightfully. However, after getting 



