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from experience, and of what I was an eye-witness to. 

 When Goodall took to the Royal Buckhounds, they 

 were as uneven a lot as I ever saw ; they had kennel 

 lameness, and had had it for years. He directly set 

 about having the floors and drains all put right, and 

 by excellent management he raised them to the high 

 pitch they have attained at the present time. I 

 regret that Goodall was not better paid for all the 

 trouble and pains he took with them, as I understand 

 his pension is very small compared with what he did 

 for them ; but I hope he will live long to enjoy it, and 

 I am sure many of his old Leicestershire friends will 

 join me in this wish. I had almost forgotten to 

 mention that Goodall came from Sir John Trollope 

 and the Cottesmore to Mr. Tailby, so that he did 

 not have far to shift, as they were adjoining counties. 

 He was succeeded at the Cottesmore by a man 

 named Powell, who had very bad health, and only 

 managed to keep on one or two seasons. After 

 Powell, Jack West came from the Badminton, and 

 a very smart, quick man he was, a very fine horse- 

 man indeed, and real good sport he showed during 

 the time he was with Sir John Trollope, and 

 afterwards with the Earl of Lonsdale (father of the 

 present Earl). West was obliged to leave on 

 account of ill -health, and was succeeded by Will 



