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for his own pleasure and interest, and it is obvious that 

 he possesses the personality I refer to. Besides being 

 a keen follower to hounds, Lord Lonsdale is a splendid 

 whip. 



There is one episode in the long sporting career of 

 Lord Lonsdale which will particularly appeal to all 

 lovers of the horse, and as it is an episode not known to 

 many of the present generation — it occurred nearly thirty 

 years ago — ^it is well worth relating. 



It arose out of a driving match, which was the out- 

 come of an after-dinner argument with the Earl of 

 Shrewsbury over the respective merits of the different 

 modes of progression by horses, and much discussion 

 took place concerning the possibilities of driving long 

 distances and the highest possible speed attainable. 

 Lord Shrewsbury possessed a very good trotter, which 

 he at times drove in double harness with a galloper, and 

 also two horses that did nothing but gallop in double 

 harness. On the other hand. Lord Lonsdale had a pair 

 of fast gallopers as well as a celebrated pair of trotting 

 mares. 



As is customary with the true-bom sporting English- 

 man, the prospect of a contest was like good wine to 

 Lord Lonsdale, and the conversation ended in a match 

 between the sporting noblemen for £100 a side, the 



