The Bedale Hounds. 1832-1908 47 



On the 17th December at the Annual Hunt 

 Dinner, held at the Black Swan, Bedale, 

 at which forty members were present, an 

 oil painting of the ' ' Bedale Hunt ' ' was 

 presented to Mr. Milbank, subscribed for by 

 members of the Hunt and other gentlemen. 

 The presentation being made by the Duke 

 of Leeds. 



The picture includes about one hundred 

 portraits, and is now in the possession of 

 his grandson, Sir P. Milbank, Bart., at 

 Norton Manor, Radnorshire. The painting 

 of the same came about in rather an odd way, 

 and is worth mention. 



Mr. Orde, of Nunnykirk, near Morpeth, 

 who was owner of the celebrated race-horse 

 ' Beeswing,' wished to have a picture 

 painted of the mare* ; and sent an artist 

 called Anson A. Martin up to Middleham 

 (where the mare was in training), to execute 

 the work. A member of the Hunt, hearing 

 how well he had succeeded, commissioned 

 him to paint a picture of himself, with a 

 favourite pony and two setters. 



While sitting for this, conversation turned 

 upon Sir Francis Grant's painting of the 

 '*Meet at Melton," and Mr. Martin ex- 

 pressed his great wish to paint one of the 

 same description. A price was agreed upon, 

 and it was decided to see whether the object 

 could be carried out. 



So ready was Mr. Milbank' s ''field" to 



* Beeswing, by Dr. Syntax, foaled 1833. Finished her racing 

 career by winning the Doncaster Cup, 1842. 



