The Quorn Hunt 



Wyndham ? " and he soon made a gap large 

 enough. 



The following lines were written in commemo- 

 ration of Mr. Smith's famous (and then record) 

 meet at RoUeston Hall in 1840. He rented the 

 house for some years, and it was here the Quorn, 

 Pytchley, and Cottesmore fields all met. Since 

 then there have been many tenants of this favourite 

 hunting box, including the late Mr. Mosley, my 

 ancestor, the present owner Sir Oswald Mosley, 

 and now Lord Churchill. 



"On Ajax, a nag well in Leicestershire known, 

 See the gallant Tom Smith make a line of his own ; 

 Though in dirt fetlock deep, he ne'er dreams of a fall, 

 And in mounting the hill, why, he passes them all." 



Representative polo teams of the Quorn and 

 Pytchley have more than once opposed one 

 another at Ranelagh in the Hunt Cup competitions 

 in later years. 



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