172 HUNTING DIRECTORY. 



Funeral of Moody, 



following instance : — The Cheshire fox-hounds (Sir 

 Harry Mainwaring's) on the 31st of January, 1826, met 

 at Shavington, the seat of Lord Kilmorey. A brace of 

 foxes were found in a neighbouring plantation, one of 

 which gave us a run of nearly an hour, and was lost. 

 Another fox was found at Combermere, which afforded 

 a very good run of fifty minutes. But, prior to the con- 

 clusion of the business, Will Head's (the huntsman) horse 

 came to a stand still ; the horse of the first whipper-in 

 (Joseph Howard) was completely exhausted at the same 

 time, and took his station by the side of the huntsman's 

 horse: Henry GaiF(the second whipper-in) had his horse 

 still in a going condition. The huntsman called to him 

 to lend him his horse, when he replied, " 111 see you 



d 'd first ; exultingly rode forward, and killed the 



fox." 



The merits of famous huntsmen have frequently been 

 recorded ; but perhaps Moody alone, as a whipper-in, 

 has been rendered immortal through the medium of the 

 press. Moody was, for thirty years, whipper-in to Mr. 

 Forrester's hounds in Shropshire. He was carried to 

 his last home by six earth stoppers, attended by many 

 friends. Directly after the coi-pse, followed his favourite 

 horse (whom he used to call Old Soul) with a fox's brush 

 at the front of the bridle ; his cap, whip, boots, &c. 

 across the saddle. After the burial service was read, 

 three view halloos were given over his grave. This 

 mode of consigning the earthly remains of Moody to the 

 grave was in consequence of his own express desire 

 while living : and the event has been commemorated by 

 the following song frf)m the pen of W. Pearce, Esq^ 



