120 WITH HOUND AND TERRIER. 



out, Joe reared, swung round, and bolted in the 

 opposite direction to that in which the deer made 

 off. I learned afterwards that he had already 

 done this with my brother, who told me he knew 

 there would be fun if I insisted on satisfying my 

 curiosity. 



Tipperary Joe ended his days at a ripe old age 

 at Holwell, where Mr Marwood Yeatman lived after 

 his marriage. Joe had previously been allowed the 

 run of Stock Park for some years, and he carried 

 two of Mrs Yeatman's granddaughters, Miss Hext 

 and Miss Meech, to hounds, for several seasons. 

 Mrs Yeatman, the widow of the Rev. H. Farr 

 Yeatman, founder of the Blackmore Vale country, 

 died at Stock at the age of ninety -four in the 

 year 1884. 



After I had been living with my uncle for some 

 years, he allowed me to try my hand at farming on 

 a small farm of his that became vacant, and of course 

 I started horses. From Mr Surtees, who was a 

 near neighbour of ours, I had the present of a 

 chestnut mare named Zulu, which had won the 

 Farmers' point-to-point the year he bought her. 

 Zulu bred me two beautiful fillies by Mr Guest's 

 Colonel Ryan, which grew into big strong mares 

 and were natural jumpers, as all the Colonel Ryan 

 stock were. One of these mares, a dark brown, 

 was very like her sire, and carried me safely for 

 several seasons ; and the second, a bright bay, also 

 turned out a good performer and was very fast. 

 Zulu also bred a very nice bay colt by Scot Guard, 



