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cricket teams, he played for both, and in Derbyshire's first 

 contest against Kent scored heavily, assisting materially in 

 winning the match. In 1854 he commenced to hunt with 

 Mr. Meynell Ingram's hounds, when the old ' Squire ' 

 still acted as Master, and old Tom Leedham handled the 

 horn, and has hunted ever since either with the Meynell, 

 Atherstone, or South Staffordshire hounds. In 1866, with 

 one or two friends, he bought Lord Chesterfield's harriers 

 and acted as whip to them for several seasons. He is 

 likewise very keen about shooting and fishing, and for 

 many years has rented the Auchlyne or Auchmore Moors 

 in Perthshire from the Marquess of Breadalbane. 



" Mr. Worthington, who purchased the Maple Hayes 

 estate, near Lichfield, in 1884, is a D.L. and J.P. for 

 Staffordshire, and was High Sheriff in 1889-90. In 1879 

 he received a commission in the Queen's Own Staffordshire 

 Yeomanry, and since 1885 he has been Captain of the 

 Anglesey troop in that well-known corps." 



To this there is not much to add, except that the seven 

 years which have passed since the above was written have 

 not abated by one jot or one tittle the keenness with 

 which he pursues his favourite sports. He loves a hound 

 as well as ever, and takes the keenest interest in the actual 

 hound-work in the field, while, under his pseudonym of 

 "Needwood," he has proved by his accounts of Meynell 

 sport in the Field that he knows what he is writing about. 

 The author of this work is under the deepest obligations to 

 him for ready help and encouragement. 



The Hon. Nellie Bass's wedding to Mr. Baillie of Doch- 

 four was the event not only of this week, but of the winter. 

 The daughter of Lord Burton is the richest heiress in 

 England, and, being popular in herself as well as important 

 in her position, it was natural that she should be inundated 

 with unusually valuable presents. As a matter of fact 

 these exceeded by some two hundred the number (four 

 hundred) which it is the ambition of every bride to attain. 



Another good sportsman, who came to the Meynell 

 country this year, was Captain Jacobsou, late of the 



