136 BILSDALE AND SINNINGTON. 



Mr. Kendall's horn is still in existence, and is 

 the property of a descendant, Mr. George Hudson, 

 of Pickering, whose collection of British antiqui- 

 ties is, perhaps, the best in the possession of any 

 private individual. It is a big curved beast's 

 horn mounted in silver at the base, and with a 

 loose silver mouthpiece. There are two silver 

 bands round it, to which are attached loops for 

 the strap by which it was slung round the hunts- 

 man's neck. In the silver band at the lower end 

 Mr. Kendall's name and the date, 1750, are 

 engraved, but we should feel inclined to think 

 that it is much older than that. It has a peculiar 

 note, as might be expected, and we doubt not 

 could be heard a long way if sounded by an 

 expert. 



After Mr. John Kendall gave up, a Mr. Wells 

 of Pickering was master for a few years, but no 

 particulars of his mastership can now be found. 



In the early part of the present century, and 

 perhaps in the latter part of the last one, Jamie 

 Golden was huntsman under several masters. He 

 was in office a great number of years, horsing 

 himself and receiving the £50 per annum of 

 which mention lias already been made. He was 

 eccentricity itself, a keen sportsman, and an ex- 

 ceptionally hard rider, and his wentherbeaten 

 features are characteristic of that ' toughness ' as 

 well as ' hardness ' for which he was noted. He 

 was a very light weight, something like the weight 



