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satisfied with had it been in Leicestershire. His best day in 

 Leicestershire was gone by before I knew him, having never hunted 

 in it in Mr. Meynell's time ; but by the way in which I have seen 

 him ride over Warwickshire, particularly on a horse called "the 

 Printer," I am convinced he has been a match for any man. 

 Having been upon the turf for many years of his life, and a 

 considerable breeder, he generally rode well-bred horses, and of a 

 good stamp for business. He purchased Williamson'' s Ditto for a 

 large price, after he w^on the Leger, as a stallion. 



A very old member of the Stratford Hunt, and one of the most 

 respectable personages in the county of Warwick, is Sir Gray 

 Skipwith, who, though the father of fifteen children, still rides to 

 hounds wath the ardour of his youthful days, and is a subscriber to 

 the pack that now hunts this fine country. Sir Gray was never 

 what is called a bruising rider ; that is to say, he is not one of those 

 luho will go with a fall rather than not go at all ; but he may be said 

 to ride, as he lives, quite like a gentleman, and is w^hat is termed a 

 very pretty rider to hounds. Being a light weight, he has always 

 ridden the right sort of horse — well-bred, near to the ground, and 

 with sufficient substance. Sir Gray is a true friend to fox-hunting, 

 and just the kind of man that should be found in every other parish 

 throughout England, as nothing can go wrong in a country where 

 gentlemen of his weight and influence reside. 



Mr. Eeginald Winniatt is well entitled to notice among the hard 

 riders of Mr. Corbet's and Lord Middleton's days in Warwickshire. 

 He is a very powerful horseman, with rare nerve ; but, from want 

 of the finger, got a great many falls in his noviciate, and was some 

 time before he completed his education. He had a wonderful mare 

 on which he often distinguished himself, and to which, perhaps, he 

 is indebted for his celebrity. She was not quite 15 hands, but long 

 and wide, and possessed every good quality for a hunter. After 

 riding her several seasons, he sold her to Mr. Walsh Porter for 200 

 guineas, who also at the same time gave Sir Gray Skipwith that 

 sum for much such another animal. These two mares were the 

 extent of Mr. Porter's stud ; but one or other of them was always 

 ready for him, and few men in Warwickshire went out oftener, or 

 got better to hounds, than Mr. Porter. Mr. Winniatt purchased his 



