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Whichcote and Cooper being the only two 

 anywhere near at the finish, Sir Thomas riding 

 a famous dark chestnut called I think, '' King 

 Charming," to such a tune that the ^' King " 

 did not hold sway again that season. 



The influx of visitors to the Belvoir Hunt 

 during the week preceding Croxton Park races 

 is generally considerable ; and in April, 1870^ 

 there was a distinguished gathering at the 

 Three Queens. The company included the 

 Prince of Teck, the Duke of Rutland, Lord 

 George Manners, the Earl of Wilton, Marquis 

 of Queensberry (Master of the Dumfriesshire 

 Hounds), Lord Forester, Lord Grey de Wilton ^ 

 Earl of Scarborough, Hon. George and Mrs, 

 Fitzwilliam, Captain Boyce, Mr. James Hall 

 (Holderness), Captain Longstaffe, Sir J. H. 

 Thorold, Colonel Fane, Mr. I. W. L. Gilmour,, 

 the Hon. M. Willoughby, Mr. J. E. Welby, 

 Mr. Cecil Thorold, Captain and Mrs. Hall, 

 Mr. Westley Richards, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 

 Wigram, Mr. Broke and Mrs. Turn or, the 

 Rev. C. D. Crofts, Captain Welby, Mr. J. 

 Coupland, Mr. and Mrs. James Hornsby, 

 Captain Cunliffe, Rev. J. Mirehouse, Mr. H, 

 Sherbrook, Col. Lowther, Mr. Fillinghamy 



