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always be seen in the front, piloted by her 

 husband, the Honourable R. Grosvenor (now Lord 

 Ebury) who was a capital horseman. 



Mrs. Byass, mounted on the best of cattle, was a 

 fine rider. The Honourable Mrs. Candy rode with 

 me after I broke my collar-bone, professing to be 

 nervous ; but I could not detect in her any failing 

 of that kind. I had the pleasure of riding before 

 Lady Hesketh through the first run she saw, and 

 a real good run it was ! and her ladyship, like 

 other ladies, was greatly pleased with the sport. 

 Lady Wake hunted for a few seasons and rode 

 very nicely. 



When my readers go through the following list 

 they must think the Grafton Hunt was highly 

 appreciated by the sporting fair-sex. 



The Honourable Mrs. Campbell, the Honour- 

 able Mrs. Robarts, Miss Campbell, Mrs. Lambton, 

 Mrs. Whaley, Mrs. Ryan, Mrs. Gould, Mrs. 

 Simpson, Mrs. Hunt, Miss Dryden, Miss Roper, 

 Mrs. Knapp, Miss Judkins, and Mrs. Watts were 

 all Grafton ladies. Many others have come to 

 the country since, and are still going well, with 

 the Honourable Mrs. E. S. Douglas-Pennant, 

 the wife of the present popular Master. Mrs. 

 Fitzroy, Mrs. Atkinson, Miss Berchett, Mrs. 

 Wilder, Miss Wake, Mrs. Hatfeild Harter, piloted 



