Fox-hunting Past and Present 



solved between Lord C. Bentinck and Mr. E. 

 Lubbock (owing to the latter's death) in the 

 Blankney, Earl Huntingdon and Col. W. Dobson, 

 N. Staffs, and Mr. T. H. Spry and Mr. J. A. Cooke- 

 Hurle of the Laraerton. The reunited Hambledon 

 kept one of their old masters, Capt. W. P. Standish. 

 Sir Hugo Fitzherbert replaced Mr. Penn Sherbrooke 

 in Yorks. Of course Earl Fitzwilliam assumed 

 the leadership of his united country. The only 

 other M.F.H. enjoying the dual distinction is 

 Mr. W. E. C. Curre, M.F.H. of his own and the 

 Monmouth packs. This made twenty-six changes 

 with English packs ; while Lord Southampton 

 assumed the mastership of the E. Kilkenny and 

 Lord de Clifford gave up his pack in Mayo 

 during the season. Early in the season the 

 Ormondes, an old-established pack in King's Co., 

 had to be given up owing to the action of the 

 V. L League. One lady master entered upon 

 this season in Ireland, Miss E. Somerville, with 

 the West Carbery. Here we have two, in Mrs. 

 Hughes, Neuaddfaur, and Mrs. Burrell, North 

 Northumberland. 



The peerage is represented by the Dukes of 

 Beaufort and Westminster, Lord Lonsdale, Lord 

 C. Bentinck, Marquis of Zetland, Earl Manvers, 

 Earl of Yarborough, Earl Fitzwilliam, Earl of 

 Harrington, Lord H. Nevile, Lord Fitzhardinge, 

 Lord Middleton, Viscount Portman, Lord Annaly, 



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