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all, as I saw five winning-posts, and didn't know 

 which was the right one." 



At various times Snowden had several good offers 

 to come South. However, he never would accept 

 an engagement, but preferred to be " up in t' North," 

 as he termed it. There he was his own master, and 

 could ride v/hen he liked. Snowden had a real Pfood 

 engagement with Lord Zetland, and always rode for 

 the Right Hon. James Lowther and others up in 

 the North, who were only too glad to get him, 

 especially when all right. He died at York some 

 few years ago ; but I am afraid that he was none too 

 well blessed with this world's goods at last. 



Travelling to Stockbridge one day, in company 

 with three or four friends, including Sammy Mordan, 

 I was relating a little incident that happened to a 

 friend of mine I invited up to have a day's hunting. 

 I mounted him on a verv Qfood chestnut mare oriven 

 to me by the late Captain Coventry, and we had a 

 real good run. Having to go back to Melton, as Sir 

 Frederick Johnstone had mounted me that day, I 

 told my friend to go to Tilton village, give his mare 

 some gruel, and jog on to Oakham, and I would 

 come home by the seven o'clock train to dinner. 

 When I arrived, about a quarter past seven, I found 

 my friend in anything but a friendly mood, which 



