1836] THE BROCKLESBY HUNT UNION CLUB. 193 



who ran against Touchstone for the Doncaster Cup, fell 

 at the last fence. Mr. Coates's Cannon Ball, ridden by 

 Mr. Grantham, won in 1836, jumping a sheep-fold in 

 a corner as his last fence but one. The course was 

 parallel to the Barton street, from Barnoldby to Eiby 

 Cross-roads, the same as in the Point-to-Point of 1892, 

 and Capt. Becher fell at the boundary fence between 

 Laceby and Aylesby. Some one lent him another horse, 

 and he managed to see the finish, and he was in great 

 form that night, singing a song about Grimaldi, and 

 "The Stile at the Top of the Hill." He would have 

 stayed longer, but a mount on Vivian at Egham tempted 

 him away from the festive party. 



There were fifteen nominations in 1837, of which 

 thirteen faced the starter, and the judge placed the 

 following : 1st, Mv. G. Skipworth's Antelope ; 2nd, Capt. 

 J. Skip worth, on Mr. H. Whitworth's Bumpkin ; 3rd, Mr. 

 R. Nainby's Moses ; and 4th, Mr. Richardson, on Mr. 

 Thomas Whichcote's Longwaist. " After the race," says 

 the Minute Book, " a party of seventy-one gentlemen 

 dined with the Stewards at the Granby Inn, Grimsby, 

 Richard Nainby, Esq., in the chair." Mr. G. Skipworth 

 was the recipient of no little chaft' and many congratula- 

 tions on falling all his length into the winning field, but 

 being first past the post after all. 



An old grey horse called Valentine won in 1838, the 

 course being over Clixby, Grasby, and Owmby lordships. 

 He had been lame and had also done some service in a 

 harvest waggon ; but Mr. W. G. Loft patched him up, 

 and riding him with the greatest care, won in a field of 

 twenty-one starters ; Mr. Cook's Transport, ridden by Mr. 

 Riby Nicholson, was second. Ormsby won the next year, 

 Peter Simple being second, and Gay Lad unplaced. (This 

 is according to the " Druid," but Will Smith, in his diary, 

 says that Mr. Carnley won on Old Mr. Fry.) When the 

 maiden clause was abolished. Gay Lad had a third try, 

 though he only won by Capt. Skipworth's quickness, for 

 he noticed that the winning waggon had been moved, and 



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