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present baronet, Sir George Whichcote, both of 

 whom for several seasons owned the great Sir 

 Thomas's hmiting saddles, which were valued as 

 priceless. With the hounds kennelled close to the 

 Hall, and the horses stabled all over the village, 

 there was an atmosphere of sport in the air which 

 roused the whole district to activity. That Aswarby 



The Marquis of Exeter, M.F.H. 



is placed on the extreme eastern borders of the 

 Belvoir hunt, instead of in the centre, is our mis- 

 fortune, for it is one of the best nurseries for foxes. 

 It is interesting to note that baronets named Which- 

 cote were high sheriffs of Lincolnshire in 1466 when 

 Edward IV. was proclaimed King, and in 1760 

 when George III. came to the throne. Again, in 

 1837, ^h^ l^t^ Sir Thomas Whichcote proclaimed 

 Queen Victoria, and in 1901 the present baronet, 

 Sir George, was high sheriff of Lincolnshire. 



