1 6 . THE QUORN HUNT. 



sity for wishing any newly-purchased horse 

 when ridden by his groom to have a fall, 

 in order that he might learn to be more 

 careful for the future. Sir Harry Goodricke 

 rode full fourteen stone, and his successor, 

 Frank Holyoake, somewhat more. Mr 

 Maher was another of the " heavies." 

 Lighter in the scale was Captain Ross of 

 rifle fame, and Captain White still lighter, 

 highly accomplished on the turf, and unde- 

 niably good over a country. For desperate 

 nerve no one ever excelled Captain Ber- 

 keley, R.N. (the late Lord Fitzhardinge), 

 but he was a light weight, and a frequent 

 performer on the race course. 



Somewhat later came Lord Wilton, the 

 most elegant horseman of any, with fine 

 hands, and resolution unquestionable. His 

 skill in race-riding afforded him vast facili- 

 ties for riding over a country. His lordship 

 has for many years resided, during the 

 hunting season, at Egerton Lodge, a short 

 distance from Melton; and a passenger tra- 

 velling by train from Syston, cannot help 

 being struck with the characteristic appear- 



