Captain Horatio Ross 



Captain was beat half a mile, and Sir Harry, Mr. Holyoake, 

 and Mr. Wormald, they stopped at Quenby Hall. It wasn't 

 much of a secret, though, this trial ; Melton soon knowed all 

 about it, and it altered the betting a bit." 



It was as a shot, however, that Horatio Ross first attracted 

 universal attention, such skill as his with gun, rifle, and pistol 

 being quite exceptional. Unrivalled as a deerstalker, he was 

 equally successful at the rifle ranges, where he won numerous 

 prizes, among them being the Wimbledon Cup, the Association 

 Cup, and the Duke of Cambridge's Cup in 1867. 



In his early days he was distinguished as an athlete and 

 yachtsman, and as a specimen of his powers of endurance, 

 although he had scarcely attained manhood, it is stated that 

 when acting as umpire to Lord Kennedy, Sir Andrew Leith 

 Hay, and others at a walking match from the River Dee to 

 Inverness, a distance of ninety-seven miles, he was the only 

 one who reached the goal unassisted, and he accomplished the 

 journey without halt or rest. 



In the old days of duelling Captain Ross acted as second 

 in no less than sixteen affairs of honour, yet, strange to say, 

 never saw a duel fought, invariably succeeding by tact and 

 good temper in bringing about a reconciliation between the 

 principals. 



This great sportsman died at his home in Inverness in 

 December, 1886. 



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