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hunting from Grantham, got an awkward fall 

 near Sewstern. His horse, making a mistake at 

 a fence, fell into the ditch, where the rider was 

 in imminent danger of having his head 

 battered in by the horse's kicks, when that 

 excellent sportsman, Lord Lonsdale, taking 

 the situation in at a glance, immediately^ jumped 

 from his own horse and pulled off the saddle, 

 placing it as a shield round the hatless gentle- 

 man, and probably saved him from being 

 killed. This was a novel expedient, and one 

 which few of the experienced would have 

 dreamt of, and hunting men owe a debt of 

 gratitude to the noble earl for the useful lesson 

 which he taught. 



The}^ hunted late in the spring of 1892, and 

 on the 14th April, we find the field entertained 

 to a recherche luncheon by Earl and Countess 

 Brownlow, at Belton House. A glance at the 

 company included Sir George and Lady Dallas, 

 Mr. H. Cust, M.P., Lady Augusta Fane, Major 

 Longstaffe, Lady Hylda MacNeil, Hon. Mr. 

 Petre, Mr. E. Lubbock, Sir John and Miss 

 Thorold, Capt. Rennie, Major Hutchinson, 

 Mrs. Franklin, Mr. Montague and Mrs. 

 Thorold, the Misses Heathcote, Mr. C. Bradley, 



