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enjoy your well-earned retirement. We hope often to see you 

 amongst us, and now that you will have a little leisure, we 

 hope you will be successful in finding a suitable helpmeet, 

 for it will never do to let the name of Leedham die out. 

 (Laughter and applause.) God bless you. It gives me 

 great pleasure in making this presentation." 



Mr. Leedham, having received the cheque at the hands 

 of his lordship, made reply whilst seated in the saddle. 

 He thanked them deeply for the kind manner in which 

 they had shown their appreciation of what he had done as 

 huntsman. Their presence in such large numbers alone 

 testified to their good feelings. Lord Burton was the 

 oldest gentleman he knew belonging to the Hunt. They 

 had known one another from childhood, and to him 

 personally he w^as greatly indebted for the kind expressions 

 that had fallen from his lips. To all who had subscribed 

 — and they had subscribed most liberally — he wished to 

 return his sincere thanks. It was a great source of 

 gratification to him on his retirement to have such a mark 

 of respect paid, and he could never forget it. He felt he 

 could not say more than to wish continued success to the 

 Meynell Hunt. (Applause.) 



The interesting proceedings then terminated, and, 

 headed by the popular huntsman, the hounds were taken 

 in the direction of Sudbury Coppice, the large company 

 repairing thither. Several photographs of the gathering 

 were successfully taken by Mr. Geo. Elly, of Uttoxeter. 



So one of the worst season's on record ended, no scent, 

 bad foxes, and wretched sport all over the country. There 

 was very little rain, or frost, or snow. Hunting was 

 stopped six days by frost, and three days by fog. 



On April 8 th, Good Friday, Mr. Hamar Bass died. 



Field, March 26th, 1898 :— 



MEYNELL HUNT POINT-TO-POINT STEEPLECHASES. 



The annual point-to-point in connection with the Meynell Hunt took place on 



Wednesday, at Ednaston, near Derby. There was a large attendance of members 



and supporters of the hunt. Sir Peter Walker, Bart,, of Osmaston Manor, 



entertained his friends and tenantry on a very liberal scale. The weather was 



