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his own gate, and, falling backwards, killed him. His 

 sons, Messrs. Walter and Charles, who live respectively at 

 Tutbury and Doveridge, were keen cricketers, and the 

 elder brother, besides being a fine racquet player, played 

 in the Cambridge eleven against Oxford. The spot where 

 his house stands, just outside Tutbury, was once thought 

 of as a possible site for the kennels. 



The younger brother was a regular follower of the 

 Meynell from about 1855 to 1885, and went well, 

 especially on Gay boy, a fine timber jumper, and, to this 

 day, no one takes a greater interest in the hunt and its 

 doings. Of his four sons, who are as athletic as their 

 father — more so, perhaps, he would say — three are serving 

 their country, two in South Africa, and one in the artillery 

 in India. 



