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A Beelsby Turnip- field Fox provides a Good Gallop .. .. .. 171 



Fast Run from the Grimsby Osiers . . . . . . . . . . 171 



A Nine-mile Point from Drake's Gorse . . . . . . . . . . 172 



Great Fire at Brocklesby Hall 172 



A Good Run from Grainsby Healing . . . . . . . . 173 



A Great Coates Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17G 



Smith has Influenza, and Mr. J. Maunsell Richardson hunts Hounds 177 



Capital Run from Grasby Bottom . . . . . . . . 177 



A Good Day's Sport from Waltham Station . . . . . . 178 



A Wonderful Fast Run from Pelham Pillar . . . . . . 180 



Summary of a Good Season . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 



Smith's Favourite Horses and Hounds . . . . . . . . . . 182 



A Good Day from Aylesby Manor . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 



An Eleven-mile Point in an Hour and Fifty Minutes . . . . . . 183 



Good Runs from Drake's Gorse and Goxhill Oxmarsh . . . . 184 



An Unexpected Gallop from Beelsby .. .. .. .. .. 185 



Good Days from Roxton Wood and Waltham Station . . 186 



Fine Runs from Sutton Thorns and Riby Bratlands . . . . 187 



Death of H.M. the Queen 188 



A Fine Run from Irby Holme 188 



Splendid Day's Sport from Great Coates 189 



Good Day from Immingham . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 



Summary of Jim Smith's Seasons at Brocklesby . . . . . . . . 191 



THE BROCKLESBY HUNT UNION CLUB AND SOME OF 

 THE FIELD. 



Foundation of the Club and its First Officers . . . . . . . . 192 



The First Brocklesby Hunt Steeple Race 192 



The Races in 1836, 1837, 1838, and 1839 193 



Gay Lad and Peter Simple . . . . . . . . • • 193 



The Races in 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1846 194 



Mr. Tom Brooks of Croxby 195 



The Great Steeplechase with Mr. Field Nicholson 196 



Mr. Field Nicholson and Dick Christian . . . . 197 



Captain J. H. Skipworth 108 



His First Experience of War 199 



A Soldier under Three Queens . . . . . . . . • • • ■ 200 



His Duel 201 



Mr. W. Marris of Limber 202 



