g2 The Hon. Adolphus Lightfoot. 



is the pleasant way he has with him, as they say, that 

 works the oracle for him as much as anything. With 

 regard to his hunting, the Honourable would have you be- 

 lieve that he had long ago lost his nerve and now never rode 

 a yard. This, however, is altogether wrong. He is some- 

 what erratic in his behaviour in the hunting-field, it is 

 true ; that is to say, sometimes he may be seen when the 

 hounds find and go away, instead of following them, 

 piloting a whole lot of little boys and girls along a line of 

 gates and gaps, and sending all of them into fits of 

 laughter with his fun as they gallop along. Another day 

 he will have a fit of the blues on him and will go straight 

 home after the meet. 



Two days afterwards, perhaps, he will be caught in the 

 right humour and will ride like a demon, showing more ot 

 them the way than will show him, you may depend. In 

 fact, he really is a very fine horseman. In former days no 

 one was better known in all Leicestershire than the 

 Honourable Dolly, and though, owing to his means, his 

 stud was but a limited one compared to most of the others 

 there, there were very few could beat him, even there. 

 As a gentleman rider, too, both in steeplechases and on 

 the flat, he made his mark. The former amusement he 

 has, of course, long since abandoned ; but occasionally, 

 even now, he will make his appearance in a hunters' 

 race, on the flat, and he nearly always figures in 

 silk in the one gentlemen-riders' race of the day, at 

 the BuUerton annual meeting. It is a great sight to 

 see Dolly, got up regardless of expense, white kid 

 gloves, irreproachable breeches and boots, etc., kissing 

 his hand to the ladies as he walks his horse past the 

 grand-stand. 



