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two farther on, but just managed to roll to the winning- 

 post, when he fainted. 



When he gave up the West Meath Hounds after his six 

 months' mastership, he went to New Zealand, and hunted 

 the Christ Church Hounds, raised a corps of Yeomanry, 

 and walked another long distance for a wager, which he 

 won, and all manner of other things. 



Then he was off home again, went to New Guinea 

 after birds, orchids, what not, and had adventures worthy 

 of the pen of a Rider Haggard. But it is impossible to 

 go any further into detail. 



On October 12th, 1882, a fire broke out at Ingestre, 

 and the Hall was completely destroyed by fire. Most of 

 the artistic furniture was saved, but some of the family 

 portraits, a few of them by Sir Joshua Reynolds, being let 

 into the walls, were burned. The house was rebuilt and 

 re-opened, with great festivities, in 1886. 



The subscription was £4035 4s. Qd. ; compensations 

 were £354 Is. 



The new names in the subscription list were — J. A. 

 Clegg, HoUyhurst, Burton-on-Trent ; J. W. Cooke, Loxley 

 Hall, Uttoxeter ; F. Cooper, Bulwell Hall, Notts. ; Major 

 Fawkes, Oak Cottage, Sudbury ; J. Holden, Nuttall 

 Temple, Notts. ; T. Hyde, The Kirkstyles, Duffield ; C. E. 

 Lyon, Small wood, Uttoxeter ; A. Peat and Brothers ; J. J. 

 Porteous, The Hall, Uttoxeter ; W. Richardson, Corn 

 Market, Derby ; Peveril Turnbull, Wyaston Grove, Ash- 

 bourne ; A. Walkden, Wardwick Brewery, Derby ; H. 

 Wansborough, Little Eaton, Derby. 



Rev. A. H. Colvile, Sutton-on-the-hill, left. 



A. W. Lyon, Doveridge, and Major Pountain died. 



Cub -hunting this year was only moderate, and they 

 began the regular season at Sudbury village on October 

 30th, which was a pouring wet day. Every one went 

 home wet through after a fair day's sport. 



It rained nearly every day in November, but sport 

 was good. On the 7th they ran from the slang below 

 Mr. Tomlinson's house, very fast, by Hulland, Jarratt's 



