152 Major Elwon's death. 



very severe, but very effective blister it proved too ! The 

 horses were laid off work, however, and " Catterick " had to 

 be put forward to work at once. The horse was restive, but 

 became one of the best hunters he ever rode. He sold him to 

 Mr. Cookson for ^"250, and he in turn sold him to Major 

 Elwon on his taking the Hurworth. 



Major T. L. Elwon died in the August of 1903, and The 

 Field referred thus to him : 



" A good many of the present generation of foxhunters 

 will probably have forgotten the name of Major Elwon, who 

 died the other day at the Victoria Hotel, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. 

 In years gone by he was connected with some ironworks in the 

 Cleveland district, and was always extremely fond of hunting 

 and racing. After the Wilkinson family ceased to control the 

 fortunes of the Hurworth Hunt, the late Mr. James Cookson 

 hunted the country for three years in the early sixties, and he 

 was succeeded b}^ Major Elwon, about 1865, when Martin Care, 

 who died not long ago, and was for so long with the Isle of 

 Wight Hounds, was huntsman. Major Elwon remained in 

 ofhce till 1869, when he made way for Mr. Cookson, who took 

 a second spell of mastership, after having been successful in 

 showing a considerable amount of good sport. The late 

 gentleman, turning his attention to the Turf, registered his 

 colours — tartan, crimson sleeves and cap — in 1865, but, in the 

 following year, changed them to yellow, black hoops, yellow 

 sleeves and cap. About the best horse Major Elwon ever 

 owned was "Plaudit," by " Thormanby " — "Plausible," 

 which won the Cleveland Stakes, at Stockton, in August, 

 1866, and the Clearwell Stakes, at the Newmarket Second 

 October Meeting in the same year, beating " Achievement " by 

 a head. In 1867 "Plaudit" ran for the Two Thousand, but, 

 although well thought of, did very badly." 



