" And now appear, dim and distant, but brightening and nearing fast, many a right 

 good fellow, and many a right good horse. I know three out of four of them, their 

 private histories, and the private histories of their horses, and could tell you many a 

 good story of them, but shall not, being an English gentleman, and not an American 

 litterateur. They may not all be very clever or very learned, or very anything except 

 gallant men ; but they are all good enough company for me, or anyone ; and each has 

 his own specialite, for which I like him." — Charles Kingsley, " My Winter Gai-den." 



COISTTEI^TS 



CHAPTER XV, PAGE 



Lord Willougliby do Broke — His Hunting Diary — His Improvement of 

 tlie Pack — Oxhill Gorse — Tlie Golden Cx'oss Gorse — Jack Boore — 

 — Seven Seasons of Good Sport — The Late Marquis of Hertford — 

 Bye Day at Dorsington . , ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 



CHAPTER XYI. 



Tlie Great Run from Pool Fields Osiers, February 4tli, 1884— A Rmi 

 from Ufton Wood — A Day in tlie Cottesmore Country — 

 Subscribers to the Hounds — Fine Run with the Pytchley Hounds 

 — Complimentary Dinner to Lord Willougliby de Broke ... ... 106 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Severe Winter of 1890-1891— Good Day from Oxliill Gorse— The 

 Honl)le. Harry Bourke — Fine Run from Hanwell — Two Runs 

 from the Sand[)its Gorse on One Day — Kinetoii Horse Show — 

 Parliamentary Point-to Point Race — Death of Captain Middlet(m.. 207 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



Tlie Early Pike— Hard Day from Wolfcjrd Village— Fine Run from 

 Page's Gorse — A Dry Summer and Autumn — Great Day's Sport 

 in October — Special Meeting of Subscribers to the Hounds — Good 

 Run from Watergall — Oxford and Cambi'idge Point-to-Point Race 

 — Peterborough Hound Show .. , ... ... ... ... ... 2.?7 



