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regularly every Wednesday during the season. Mr. 

 V. Hemery on King Charles was next, followed by 

 Miss Miriam Barlow on her clever black cob, Mr. 

 Ernest Long on a bay, and his wife riding that 

 wonderful performer Game Cock. Then the stream 

 as usual was quickly dammed by struggling horses 

 and riders. 



Talking of horses brought to mind a sharp little 

 bay, with always a leg to spare, named Oscar, who 

 carried Gillard well for many seasons, and when he 

 was drafted from the hunt stables, went to carry 

 one of our accomplished lady riders. " Miss 

 Robinson learnt to go to hounds on Oscar," said 

 Frank ; " directly I blew my horn the old horse 

 knew me ; he would collar his bit and come close 

 after me, so that several times I had to ride hard 

 to escape being jumped on." 



A memorable meet this season was that of 

 December 26th, at the Guild Hall, Grantham, on 

 Boxing Day, by special invitation from the fox- 

 hunting mayor, Mr. Arthur Hutchinson. To 

 Lord John Manners, the present Duke of Rutland, 

 belongs the credit of being the first to plead for 

 the establishment of national holidays, anticipating 

 Sir John Lubbock in this respect, so that it was 

 only to be expected that his superb pack of 

 hounds should accept the invitation to give a 

 Bank Holiday crowd so healthy and inspiriting a 

 spectacle. A fox quickly roused in Harrowby 

 Gorse gave a nice spin to Abney Wood, in full 

 view of the assembled crowd, and it was remarked 

 that thirty -eight falls were registered, including 



