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need for us to testify ; always a quick man, his 

 Leicestershire experience made him even more 

 so. No man could better force the foxes to fly 

 from the fastness of Tubney Woods, while if 

 a fox was to be forced from Bagley Wood, 

 Treadwell was the man to make him go. 

 For Tar Wood, in Oxfordshire, on the border 

 of the Heythrop country, he had a liking, but 

 he liked the Old Berks vale the best. That 

 stretch of green recalled, no doubt, to his 

 mind the glories of the Quorn, and in it he 

 was at his best." He left a very full diary 

 of his hunting experiences in the Old Berk- 

 shire country. This has been placed at our 

 disposal by his widow, and records many good 

 runs duringr his connection with the Hunt. 

 So thorouoh was Treadwell's knowledg-e of 

 the ways of his quarry that it was sometimes 

 said of him : " He would almost hunt a fox 

 without the aid of hounds." His popularity, 

 especially amongst the yeomen and farmers, 

 was unbounded, and he was the hero of many 

 stories. 



Keen as mustard, Treadwell often enjoyed 

 an off day with one of the neighbouring packs, 

 mounted by one of his numerous friends. 

 Upon one occasion, after a successful day 

 with the Heythrop, horse and rider found 

 needful refreshment at the hospitable house 



