" THE ACTRESS 



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This chestnut mare (Irish) by " Play Actor"- — " Buttercup," 

 by " Haymaker," was purchased by Mr. Blyth at Dubhn Horse 

 Show, and steered by him to victory in the Essex Hunt Cup 

 at the Rundells races in 1896, carrying i2st. y\h., and beating 

 amongst others "Catapult," "Twilight," "Joan," "Eastern 

 Lady," and " Spitfire," all winners. She only stood 15. i, and 



Audley Blyth* on "The Actress" 



was a very hard puller both hunting and chasing. Mr. Blyth, 

 who is as fond of hunting as any member of the sporting family 

 to which he belongs, has had his Butter in the Shires, and can 

 always fill in a bit of spare time with his gun, for he is a keen 

 shot. His habit of holding his gun in a different way from 

 most men saved him from having his fingers blown off in 

 February, 1897 ; the gun burst, and his forearm, though very 

 badly hurt, was luckily not permanently injured. 



* Mr. Audley Blyth joined the Duke of Cambridge's Own, and sailed in the " Dungevan 

 Castle " on February 17th, 1900. — Ed. 



