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Mr. G. Osbalcleston at a Hainton Hall Meet 62 



The First Brocklesby Hunt Steeple Race . . . . . . . . . . 62 



The Pack Reduced 63 



Long Hard Day from Hell Furze . . . . . . 64 



The Hunt Steeple Race 65 



Good Day from Bradley . . . . . . • . • ■ • ■ • ■ 65 



A Favourite Cub-Hunter, and the Second Whipper-in's Duties . . 67 



The Hunt Steeple Race . . . . . . . . • • . . . . 68 



Chastisement in the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 



Fifty Minutes without a Check from Bradley Wood . . . . . . 68 



The Hunt Steeple Race 69 



Death of Two Good Sportsmen . . . . . . . . . . 69 



The Hunt Steeple Race 70 



Mr. R. B. Davis's Picture 70 



Lord Gardiner out at a Meet at Croxby .. .. .. .. .. 71 



Death of Mr. Wright of W.. Id Newton 72 



Dick Christian . . . . . . . . . . . . • . 72 



The Hunt Steeple Race . . . . . . . . 73 



Another Good Bradley Wood Day .. .. .. .. 75 



The Hunt Steeple Race ,. .. .. .. .. 76 



Will Smith's " Thoughts on Hunting " .. .. .. .. .. 76 



Epitaphs on Somerville's Huntsmen .. .. .. .. .. 76 



Inscription on the Tomb of Jiimes Boeter .. .. .. 78 



Presentation of the Cup to the Second Tom Smitli . . . . . . 78 



Observations on Somerville's " Chase " .. .. .. .. .. 79 



Observations on the First Lord Yarborough . . 8< ) 



Mr. Meynell 81 



Observations on the Two Tom Smiths .. .. .. 82 



Their Picture by Stubbs 82 



John Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 



Notes on Will Smitli by his Brother Tom . . . . . . 84 



A Day with the Brocklesby in the Time of tlie Second Will Smith .. 85 



The Third Tom Smith and Philip Tocock 87 



The North Wold Steeple Race 89 



An Unruly Field . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 



Messrs. S. Welfit, W. Isles, and S. Robson, have the best of a Fast 



Twenty-five Minutes from Grimble Wood 89 



A Good Gallop from Grainsby Healini; 89 



Fine Day's Sport from Swinhope 90 



Will Shore breaks his Collar-bone 91 



Tom Smith of Bramham . . . . . . . . 92 



