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man to the Pytchley, used to ride second horse for 

 Mr. Errington, in those days ; Clark, him that hunts 

 the Duke of Beaufort's, was riding second horse here 

 same time for a Leicester gentleman ; I can't think on 

 his name at this moment. Deary me! the many times 

 I've seen bits of lads in Leicestershire. Some of them 

 takes good care of themselves, and so gets on ; others 

 just the contrary. 

 Sir Richard and I've secn the gentlemen single them- 



Mr. Giimour. sclvcs out and ddc jealous. I once saw 

 Mr. Giimour and Sir Richard have a rare go in the 

 Vale, when Sir Richard lived at Lincoln. That was 

 about the first time I remember seeing him in this 

 country. They come nearly from Jericho to Upper 

 Broughton — some five miles, over a rare stiff country — 

 Smite and all. Sir Richard was on a grey that time, 

 and Mr. Giimour on Vingt-un ; sometimes they were 

 close together, then they parted ; really riding bang 

 to hounds. Mr. Giimour beat him a field at last, for 

 all his weight. Mr. Howsen and Mr. Banks Wright, 

 they were first-raters ; one of them was half-brother to 



A Struggle of Sir Richard. The finest bit of jealousy I 

 Five. eygj. ggg ^^g fj-Qm Glaston Pasture to 

 Ketton Village — five on 'em. Mr. Giimour on Vingt-un 

 was first again ; there was Colonel Lowther, Sir James, 

 Mr. Maxse, and Captain White ; you could hav^i co- 

 vered them with a sheet nearly all the time, but *-.bey 

 couldn't head him. I was watching them on one of 

 Sir James Boswell's, the year he went to live at 

 Somerby. Mr. Moore was out, but he couldn't keep 

 company. You can't lay it less than seven miles, no 

 check ; they came up by the Welland Meadows. 

 Ranksboro' and There's your country, only just look 

 Rocart. round you now! There's Ranksboro' 

 Gorse ! capital good care Lord Gainsboro' takes of 

 it. Right over there to Tilton and Owston, such a 

 country ; fences big. One day we only ran from 

 Ranksboro' to Cold Overton Park, and every horse 



