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CHAPTER XX. 



Mr. Frederick Charles Swindell 

 1894 TO 1898. 



Mr. Frederick Charles Swindell, who suc- 

 ceeded Captain Forester, was the son of the 

 Mr. Swindell, for many years well known on 

 the Turf, a man much respected for his invari- 

 ably straightforward dealings. It is said that 

 he left a considerable fortune to his son, upon 

 the express condition that he should never 

 bet ; a condition most religiously observed by 

 his heir ; who though at one time an owner of 

 racehorses, once told a friend that the largest 

 bet he had ever made was a pair of gloves 

 with a lady. Mr. Swindell had long been 

 connected with hounds. In 1883 the late 

 Marquis of Anglesey gave him a pack of 

 French hounds, of the " Gascoigne " breed. 

 These were very large handsome animals, after 

 the bloodhound type. They had wonderful 

 nose and tongue, but were very slow, and 

 quite unable to catch the deer on Cannock 

 Chase, where Mr. Swindell had permission 



