270 HUNTING REMINISCENCES 



Newton Hall. At the finish of the season Miss 

 Gertrude revived the memories of old Sir Gilbert 

 Heathcote's colours by winning the Belvoir Hunt 

 Red Coat Race with her good horse "Bob," 

 ridden by Mr. V. Hemery. Her eldest sister Miss 

 Lucy invented and patented a safety skirt which is 

 called "the Heathcote Patent Safety," and being 

 the outcome of much experience across country, it 

 has proved its worth. 



Taken altogether, it was not a good scenting 

 season, though an open one, hunting only being 

 prevented on 13 days. The number of hunting 

 days was 120. Foxes killed, 101 ; marked to 

 ground, 49. 



SEASON 1894-95 



This season's entry was fourteen couple, and by 

 experts the young dog hounds were pronounced 

 the best seen in the famous kennel for twenty years. 

 The entry was entirely made up by home sires, as 

 follows : two couple by Gambler, the same number 

 by Druid (1891), and two and a half by Wonder 

 (1890), three couple by Donovan (1891) son of 

 Rufford Dancer, one and a half couple by his 

 brother Dolphin (1888), two couple by Hermit 

 (1890) son of Grove Harkaway, and by Nominal, 

 Prodigal (1890), and Valiant (1890), each a single 

 hound. Hermit's one family from Vanquish, a 

 daughter of Nominal, were the best of a good lot 

 containing two dogs Vanquisher and Vaulter, two 

 ladies Vigilant and Varnish, the Belvoir tan showing 

 richly on their shapely forms. Another beautiful 



