1880] SOME NOTED RIDERS. 45 



the other in the summer of Ls95, when he sustained a 

 fracture of the thigh. 



Mr. E. A. Yerburgh, M.P. for Chester, is a well-known 

 figure in the Midlands and Shires. He is very fond of 

 hunting, and goes straight, though perhaps his greatest 

 successes were won when he was just " Bob Yerburgh," of 

 Eugby, Avith not many other bobs to bless himself with. 



Mr. Wm. Bouch, of Ashorne, purchased this pretty 

 little property from Mr. Pattison, who bought it from the 

 late Capt. Nicholl. He is well known as a good judge of 

 horses, and a successful breeder of Shire horses. He rides 

 well-bred horses in the field, and, being a light weight, is 

 generally in a good place. We mur.t not omit one word 

 of notice for Mrs. Bouch, w4io is as popular as she is daring, 

 and wdio, in spite of a weak frame, seems able to ride any 

 horse, and is often seen near the hounds at the close of a 

 long da}^ when many stronger sportsmen and sportswomen 

 have s^one home, " wishino- their boots off again." 



Mr. Wm. Grrazebrook hunted for some years from 

 Goldicote, upon leaving which he went to Thenford Hall, 

 the seat of the late Walter Severne. He is a horseman //(?/• 

 exccJh'iicc, and his fine figure, great strength, and perfect 

 temper, enabled him to gain the mastery over many most 

 awkward customers. His sister-in-law. Miss Yickers, was 

 well known with the Warwickshire for some years, and 

 also rode well. 



The late Mr. Edmund Temple (jfodman hunted from 

 Banks Fee, between Marton-in-Marsh and Stow-on-the- 

 Wold for many years. He was most faithful to the 

 Warwdck shire, and went long distances to meet them. He 

 came of a family of sportsmen, of which he well sustained 

 the traditions. No kind of sport came amis;; to him, and 

 he was particularly fond of salmon fishing, while he was 

 an excellent man of business and a practical farmer. He 

 was a fine rider to hounds, and thoroughly understood 

 hunting. 



His friend, Mr. Henry Lloyd Baker, of Hardwicke, 

 Grioucester, was a ivwQ film Acliaie-^ both to him and Lord 



