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in their respective spheres, i'rom the immense weight of 

 Treadwell, it was scarcely to be expected that the runs 

 would be especially quick, as no horse could have carried 

 him to the front in very fast things, and furthermore, the 

 country was chiefly plough, with very small enclosures. 

 What Treadwell's weight was I do not know, but he was 

 popularly supposed to weigh eighteen stone without his 

 saddle. He was, however, a most superior man, a most 

 excellent servant, and thoroughly understood hunting in 

 all its branches. So long as a fox remained above ground, 

 he was pretty sure to catch him in the end, although it 

 might take him a long time to do so. Mr. Lane-Fox and 

 he had brought the Bramham Moor Hounds to an extremely 

 high pitch of excellence, and in good looks and symmetry, 

 combined with hunting powers, there were few packs to 

 equal and none to excel them. 



The character of packs in general is at present, I think, 

 on a very much higher level than it was then. It was 

 rather uncommon at that time to find such necks and 

 shoulders as are frequently seen now ; but it was no 

 uncommon thing to find many throaty hounds, and others 

 not quite straight, even in packs of great pretensions. In 

 the field, however, I see no difference ; hounds ran just as 

 fast formerly as they do at the present time, and they had 

 as much dash, drive, and scenting powers. It is only " on 

 the Hags " that a difference can be noted. 



The York and Ainsty were most fortunate in having 

 such a wonderful huntsman as Sir Charles Slingsby. There 

 are two or three living huntsmen that seem to me as good 

 as he was ; and one that is deceased, the late Mr. Burton 

 Persse, of the Galway Blazers, had a style very similar to 

 his. I think, however, that of all the many huntsmen I 



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