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love of sport overcame his respect for the paternal 

 authority, and in 1777, unknown to his father, he entered 

 the service of Mr. Lister as whipper-in. After one year's 

 service with the Duke of Beaufort he entered the establish- 



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ment of H.R.H. the Duke of Cumberland. Upon the sale 

 of his Royal Highness's hounds he became engaged under 

 Lord Stawell, with whom he remained six years. He then 

 entered the service of the KinQf, who had started fox- 

 hunting in 1780. Subsequently the Royal hounds were 



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