214 HUNTING ROUND MALTON. 



teen times in public over all distances, but only 

 won a race or two. Perhaps his best perform- 

 ance was when he ran Forio to three-quarters of 

 a lenofth over the Beacon Course for the Chal- 

 lenge Cup in 1886. He ran twice over that 

 tiring course in that year, and that may probably 

 account for the rather worn appearance his fore- 

 legs had when he first came out of training, an 

 appearance which is now gradually leaving them. 

 His first appearance in the show ring was at 

 Nottingham, where he obtained one of the Queen's 

 Premiums. 



AVith such sires as these located at his stud, 

 and placed at the disposal of his tenants and 

 neighbours at a reasonable fee, it is not to be 

 wondered at that Lord Middleton has the satis- 

 faction of seeing a well-mounted field meet his 

 hounds. The country is well adapted also to the 

 schooling of young hunters, and many a promis- 

 ing youngster finds his way through the London 

 dealers into the more fashionable pastures of 

 Leicestershire and the vale of Aylesbury. 



Lord Middleton's country is a very extensive 

 one, reaching as it does from Filey nearly to 

 York in one direction, and from Hovingham 

 nearly to Beverley in the other. Li his father's 

 time the country was hunted six days a week, 

 and occasionally a bye day or two was put in 

 with a second pack ; but for some time now it 

 has only been hunted four days a week. These, 



