PETERBOROUGH AND THE FITZ\VILLL\M HUNT ii 



Lord Fitzwilliam who succeeded in 1857 established 

 another pack of hounds in the northern country, 

 and his brother the Hon. George Fitzwilham reigned 

 at ]\Iilton, watching over the destinies of the great 

 family pack. Lord Fitzwilliam — the late Earl^ — 

 whose presence at the Peterborough hound show 



Mr George C. Wentworth Fitzwilliam, master of the Milton Hounds. 

 By permission of the Peterborough Advertiser. 



delighted all, from King Edward downwards, acted 

 a very generous part towards the Fitzwilliam Hunt, 

 as on the fatal accident to his brother, the Hon. 

 George, he took it into his own hands so that it should 

 continue during the minority of his brother's heir." 

 The present master, Mr George C. Wentworth 

 Fitzwilliam, succeeded to the pack and the Milton 

 property on the death of his father, the Hon. George, 



' In 1 88 J, the late Earl Fitzwilliam entertained the Prince and Princess 

 of Wales — afterwards King Edward and Queen Alexandra — who attended 

 the Peterborough Show and afterwards shook hands with the huntsman, 

 George Carter. 



