412 ifcinas of tfoe 1Rofc, Iffifle, an& 6un 



In these pursuits, however, Mr. Richard Sutton did not 

 openly indulge until after his father's death, for Sir 

 Richard had a strong dislike to racing, and his son 

 respected his feelings during his lifetime. 



Sir Richard's other two boys were also fine horsemen 

 and good shots, and never did the baronet look prouder 

 than when he rode out to hunt from Quorn Hall 

 with his horn at his saddle-bow and his three stalwart 

 sons at his side. 



In the autumn of 1855 Sir Richard was in great form 

 with the gun, and some of his performances were thought 

 remarkable enough to deserve special mention in the 

 sporting press. For example, on October ist he, in 

 company with two other guns, shot over a portion of the 

 Duke of Rutland's estate, the Links, near Newmarket, 

 and bagged in five hours 130 brace of partridges, 41 

 hares, 39 pheasants, and 3 rabbits 343 head in all, an 

 average of one a minute. This, no doubt, will seem a 

 moderate bag to " swagger " sportsmen of the present 

 day, but it was thought something considerably out of 

 the common way in days when " drives " and breech- 

 loaders were unknown. 



On October 3ist, 1855, Sir Richard shot his last 

 pheasant. On November loth he killed his last 

 fox. 



The meet was at Barkby Hall. The Master's three 

 sons, Mr. Banks Wright, and the veteran Will Butler 

 came with him on the drag. The second, or big, pack 

 was out that day. A fox was soon found, which was 

 killed in a drain near Queeniborough ; and then Sir 

 Richard called out, " Will, there's a good fox lives at 



