HUNTING WITH THE COTTESMORE 209 



drain under the railway near to Little Bytham 

 Station. Mr. J. Maunsell Richardson, on a bang- 

 tailed, thoroughbred-looking bay horse, was first 

 up, and, riding forward, endeavoured to gain intelli- 

 gence of the hunted fox from the villagers who 

 came flocking out. The field included the master 

 and Mrs. Evan Hanbury, Miss Finch, the Duchess 

 of Newcastle, riding a short-tailed, strong, dark- 

 brown horse, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, 

 Victoria, Countess of Yarborough, Mary, Lady 

 Gerard, Lord Gerard, 

 Lord Alistar St. Clair, 

 Lady Angela Forbes, the 

 Hon. Charles Fitzwilliam, 

 the Hon. Francis Lamb- 

 ton, Mr. A. V. Pryor, Mr. 

 Herbert Gosling, Colonel 

 Blair, Captain E. C. 

 Clayton, Major Hughes 

 Onslow, Captain Burns 

 Hartopp, Major Milner, ArthJ^- Thatcher. 



Mr. and Mrs. George 



Coats, Mr. H. R. Finch, Captain Noel, Miss Nailor, 

 Mr. P. Evans Freke, Mrs. R. EUison, Mr. Guy 

 Fenwick, Mr. S. P. Bouverie, Captain Adkins, Mr. 

 W. H. Pearson, Miss Sybil Knox, Mr. P. O. and Miss 

 Chichester, Mr. Julian and Miss Tryon, Mr. G. Hunt, 

 Mr. T. E. Robarts, Colonel Grenfell, Mr. E. Saville, 

 Major Parker, Captain Vickerman, Captain Feather- 

 stonhaugh, Mr. C. S. Newton, Mr. Greville Clayton, 

 Mr. V. Hemery, Captain Steeds, Mr. Frank Chaphn, 

 Mr. Vere Chaphn, Mr. Noel Newton, and, top of the 

 farmer division, Merry from Clipsham, the son of a 

 famous stage-coach driver. 



During December 1905 we find it recorded that 

 the Cottesmore had a week of continuous good 



