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Nimrod Long . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 



His Early Career . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 



Fu'st Season at Brocklesby . . . . . . . . . . 94 



Accident to Chanticleer . . . . . . . . . . 94 



Good Run from Howshani . . . . . . . . 95 



Death of Mr. Pelham Barnard . . 96 



Death of Mr. Gibbons 98 



The " Special Commissioner " of the Sporfinci Gazette has a Day with 



the Brocklesby 99 



The Run of the Season from Irby Dales . . . . . . . . 100 



Good Runs from Beesby Wood and Ii'by Holme .. .. .. .. 102 



Lord Yarborough presents Long with a Silver Horn .. .. .. 104 



Good Day from Swallow Cross-roads . . . . . . . . . . 105 



Long and the " Bagman " .. .. .. .. .. 107 



A Breakfast Meet at Stallingboi'o ugh House .. .. .. 107 



Historic Run from Usselby to Wickenby .. .. .. ..108 



Letter on the Subject from Mr. E. (now Lord) Heneage 109 

 Another Letter from Mr. AUwood .. .. .. .. .110 



Mr. H. Chaplin's Snowstorm wins the Open Race at the Hunt 



Steeplechases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 110 



Good Run from Grainsby Healing . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 



Three Hours and Five Minutes from Wootton Gorse .. .. 113 



Accident to Mr. Baltazzi's Cub-hunter . . . . . . . . . . 115 



Splendid Day's Sport from Stainton .. .. .. .. .. 116 



Two Hours and Twenty Minutes from the New Holland Osiers . . 117 



A Capital Opening Day .. .. .. .. .. 119 



Mr. J. Maunsell Richardson wins the Grand National . . 120 



Big Meet at Brocklesby Hall and a Good Daj^'s Sport . . . . . . 121 



The Run of the Season 122 



Mr. J. Maunsell Richardson wins his Second Grand National . . 124 



An Eleven-mile Point fi-om Hungerhills .. .. .. .. 125 



Victoria Countess of Yarborough becomes " Master " .. .. 126 



A Great Bye Day from Riby Cross-roads . . . . . . . . . . 127 



Messrs. Harry Brooks and George Da^y with the Huntsman the Sole 



Survivors of a Fine Run from Claxby Plats .. .. .. .. 128 



Nimrod Long's Last Season at Brocklesby .. .. .. .. 129 



Mr. Harry Brooks breaks his Wrist . . . . . . . . 129 



Good Run from Wyham House . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 



Long kills his Fox single-handed, after a Run of an Hour and Three- 

 quarters, with Eight and a Half Couples of Hounds .. .. 131 



Fifty-five Minutes with a Roxton Wood Fox .. .. .. .. 132 



