no GOOD SPORT 



cherished privilege seems to be to grumble at 

 everything he does. My experience is that those 

 most ignorant about hunting are the worst 

 grumblers. Therefore the re- 

 medy would seem to be to 

 educate themselves." 



Just before Christmas, De- 

 cember 1908, we have memories 

 of two good days' sport seen 

 with Lord Charles Bentinck and 

 the Blankney hounds. The first 

 was on the 17th, after meeting at Ewerby on a 

 wretchedly wet morning, when a start was made 

 from Sills Gorse, hounds being served by a marvellous 

 scent, which enabled them to run hard for ninety 

 minutes, scoring a nine-mile point right into the 

 Belvoir country. The line was by Asgarby, Kirkby 

 Mount, Moneys Gorse, through Aswarby Thorns 

 and Osbournby Hill Top to Newton Wood, with 

 scarcely anything in the nature of a check from 

 start to finish. A kill was all that was wanted to 

 crown this good gallop. 



On Christmas Eve 1908 a large field assembled 

 in Sleaford market-place to meet the Blankney, 

 Lord Charles Bentinck being in command, and 

 amongst those riding were Lady Charles Bentinck, 

 Lord Henry Bentinck, Lady Irene Denison, Lord 

 Raincliffe, Lord Burghess, General Sir Mildmay 

 Willson, Mr. Arthur and the Misses Willson, Major 

 General J. F. Brocklehurst ; Sir Robert Filmer, 

 the Countess of Clonmell, Captain J. S. Reeve, 

 Mr. A. L. and Miss Jessopp, Mr. Amcotts, Captain 

 R. Tempest, Major J. A. Cole, the Misses Morton, 

 Miss F. Smith, Mr. Cyril Greenall, Mr. E. A. Smith, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Norton, Mr. H. Godson, Dr. D. G. 

 Thomson, Mr. F. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Tomhnson, 



