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' Hobgoblin,' and called to him to come and change 

 with him. This was done, and Mr. Tailby was the 

 only man who could get to the finish of the run ; all 

 the other horses were pumped out a long way before 

 the finish. After that day ' Hobgoblin ' went into 

 Mr. Tailby s private stable, and he rode him four 

 or five seasons, until he gave up the hounds, and I 

 remember Colonel Gosling buying the little horse at 

 the sale at Billesdon. I think he gave 160 guineas 

 for it. Everybody laughed at the Colonel forgiving 

 such a price for a sixteen-year-old little horse, but 

 he never repented it, as he rode him quite six or 

 seven years, and was never better carried. The 

 Colonel renamed him 'Tom Tit,' after Mr. Tailby, 

 who always went by the name of " Tit." 



Speaking of Colonel Gosling reminds me of 

 another of the old school, viz., his brother William. 

 He used to hunt from Market Harborough, but 

 changed his residence to Oakham some twelve or 

 fourteen years since. He is a real good sportsman, 

 and very fond of hunting. The Hon. Alan Pen- 

 nington is another whom I have known over thirty 

 years. He used to live at Langham when Colonel 

 Lowther — grandfather of the present Earl of Lons- 

 dale — resided at Barleythorpe, and was very friendly 

 with him. Afterwards he shifted his quarters to 



