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so that to grip the saddle was an impossibihty, we 

 kept in touch with the chase by dismounting, 

 driving John over the fence. A very sensible horse, 

 he always stood still on the far side, until we climbed 

 over and got on his back again. In one particularly 

 good run across the line of grass that lies in the valley 

 between Lenton and Ingoldsby we found ourselves 



Sir Gilbert Greenall on Phantom. 



cornered in a field, confronted by a very stiff high 

 post and rails. Hounds were running in view hard 

 on our left, and on the far side the fence a large 

 section of the field were galloping up a lane, in the 

 full enjoyment of a good hunt. Whilst considering 

 what was best to do, and fearfully afraid of being 

 left behind for the rest of the day, we were joined 

 by Captain H. T. Timson, the present joint-master 

 of the New Forest Stag-hounds, who was also riding 

 a bob-tailed grey horse, the counterpart of our own. 

 The hard-riding Captain was also on the partially 



