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(owner), nominated by Miss Crompton, was third. The 

 latter made most of the running, but a quarter of a mile 

 from home was passed by Monte, who won by three 

 lengths. The Light Weight race brought out thirteen 

 runners, and was won by Mr. Lort PhilHps' Ringthorpe 

 (Mr. Brenchley), nominated by Mrs. Lort Phillips ; Capt. 

 J. M. Gordon's Red Abbot (owner), nominated by Miss 

 Jane Thornewill, being second, and Mr. Elwes' Victor 

 (Mr. R. Boden), nominated by Miss D. Holden, third. It 

 was a good race to the ford, jjut Victor lost ground badly 

 from that point, and Ringthorpe won easily by six lengths. 

 The Welter Race was contested by a field of sixteen horses. 

 Mr. H. S. Brenchley's Minstrel (owner), nominated by Mrs. 

 H. Ratcliff, gained a very easy victory, being followed home 

 by Mr. J. S. Steward's Pirate (Mr. Greville Clayton), 

 nominated by Mrs. J. R. Walker, and Mr. Walter Thorn's 

 Jester (owner), nominated by Mrs. Winterbottom. Sir 

 Peter Walker presented bangles to the nominators of the 

 winners in the Light Weight and Welter races." 



Mr. Crompton, the owner and rider of Brer Rabbit, the 

 third in the Meynell race, is the son of ]\Ir. Crompton of 

 the Lilies, between Duffield and HuUand. He is not only 

 a good man to hounds, with a great knowledge of hunting, 

 but is one of the best game shots in England. He is also 

 an excellent caricaturist. Mr. Brenchley came to the 

 Meynell country from Pembrokeshire, in the season of 

 1894-1895, and hunted from Derby. He went well, 

 especially on one that Mr. Brace gave him, and is usually 

 in a good place when hounds run. To travesty the lines 

 in the Tar Wood run, it can be said with truth — 



"And Brenchley ready still to sell 

 The nag that carried him so well." 



In the same year Mr. Tinsley came from Cheshire to 

 take the Dove Valley Harriers, which Sir Peter Walker 

 had given up. There is no better sportsman or rider to 

 hounds, nor a cheerier comrade, than Mi'. Tinsley, and his 

 hounds show excellent sport. He lives close to the kennels 



