Gentlemen Riders 



After commencing business Mr. Russell Monro lived at 

 Colton Lodge, Ta^caster, and hunted with the Bramham Moor, 

 York and Ainsty, and Lord Middleton's. 



In 1 89 1 he came to live in Leicestershire, since when 

 he has been a member of the Cottesmore, Quorn, Bel voir, 

 and Mr. Fernie's. 



Among other records Mr. Russell Monro won four years 

 consecutively the Croxton Park Private Sweepstakes, open to 

 members of the Quorn, Cottesmore, Belvoir, and Mr. Fernie's 

 Hunts, viz. in 1894 on The Rake, in 1895 o^ The Friar, in 1896 

 on Peter, and in 1897 0^ Bright Light, whilst in 1903 he won 

 it again on Silence, beating Mr. George Thursby and fifteen 

 others in a great finish by a neck. 



Commencing riding between the flags in 1865, we find him 

 winning many steeplechases between that year and 1872. On 

 Laura, by Neville, belonging to himself, he won the Christ 

 Church Open Race in 1867 by a neck from Ace of Trumps 

 and a large field. The same mare shortly after this won an 

 open race at Aylesbury, and later on the Kidderminster Hunt 

 Cup, beating ten others. In 1869 he won several races with 

 Albatross, by Buccaneer; but his best season was in 1872, 

 when he rode the winners of nine steeplechases in the course 

 of about five weeks, four of them being on Merlin, by 

 Gunboat, the property of his friend Captain Thorold, two 

 on Havelock for Lord Abergavenny, and one on Bellario 

 for Lord Dupplin, Zealand and Di Clapperton being also 

 winners. 



His best day's sport he always reckons was that at 

 Aylesbury in 1872, when he and his friend Mr. C. S. Newton 

 between them, won all the six events on the card, Mr. Newton 

 winning four and himself two; his five rides of three miles 

 each consisting of one second, one third, one fall, and two 



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