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The Second Tom Smith 19 



Inscription on the Cup . . . . . . . . . . 19 



First Extract from Diary of the Second Tom Smith . . . . . . 20 



The First Will Smith 23 



His Favourite Horses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 



The " Druid's " Account of his Fatal Accident .. .. .. .. 25 



Jack Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 26 



Some Experiments at Brocklesby and a Cure for Hydrophobia . . 20 



Death of Will Smith 27 



Lines on the Obelisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 



Lines on Will Smith by " CHJA " 28 



Will Smith's First Season 28 



Good Hunting Run from Mr. Goulton's Covert .. .. .. .. 31 



Hard Day from Houlton's Covert .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 



Good Day from Barrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 



A Bad Cub-hunting 38 



A Sharp Burst from Grimble Wood . . . . . . . . . . 39 



Death of Sir Harry 39 



Hard Day from Beesby Wood . . . . . . . . . . 40 



Another Bad Cub-hunting .. .. .. .. .. 41 



Two Hours and Forty Minutes from Reeds Mere . . . . . . 42 



Fine Run from Croxby Pond . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 



Hounds Over-ridden . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 



A Grand Run from Swinhope . . . . . . 45 



Good Gallop from Weelsby . . . . . . . . . . 40 



Run of an Hour and Twenty Minutes from Irby Dales . . . . . . 47 



Mr. Philip Skipworth's Horse drops Dead . . . . . . 48 



Early Cub-hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 



Will Smith's Love of Hound-work . . . . . . . . . . 51 



Fire at Gate Burton House . . . . . . . . 52 



The Prettiest Run of the Year and the Worst Finish . . . . . . 53 



Good Run from Reeds Mere . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 



A Distinguished Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 



Great Coates Covert Drawn for the First Time . . . . . . . . 55 



Good Run with an L-by Holme Fox . . . . . . . . 50 



A Hard Day for Hounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 



Mr. Pelham head of the Poll for Lindsey . . . . . . . . 58 



A Good Day from Aylesbury Mill .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 



A Historic Run from Redbourne .. .. .. .. .. .. 59 



Mr. Golton's Horse dies from Exhaustion . . . . . . 61 



Hard Day from Thonock House . . . . . . . . . . 61 



