232 IRiMno IRecollcctions an^ ZTurt Stories 



Neal, who had whipped in to him for a long time. 

 It was at first thought that Neal would not be a 

 success as a huntsman, as he had acted as whip so 

 long ; but those people who ran awa)^ with that 

 idea were soon made to alter their opinion, as no 

 one could have started better than he did, and 

 carried it on well to the end. Poor old chap ! he 

 was very heavily handicapped with his bad knee, 

 which was a sad trouble to him for a long time. 

 Like old Ben Cox with Baron Rothschild, he 

 managed to get over the country a great deal better 

 than some of the younger ones with sound limbs. 

 I am not quite certain where he is living now, but 

 I had the great pleasure of collecting some money 

 and presenting him with a silver teapot and a very 

 substantial purse on his retirement. I sincerely hope 

 he is enjoying himself in his old age as much as 

 he did when in harness. 



Having said so much about Mr. Tailby's and the 

 Cottesmore, I must say something about the Fitz- 

 william, as I was born at Peterborough, within three 

 miles of the kennels. Although I never hunted with 

 them regularly, I have had many a good day with them, 

 and was very friendly indeed with George Carter, 

 who often came to see me, when I lived with my 

 mother in Peterborough, during the racing season. 



