228 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. 



Clark of Binbrook, Miss E. Carr Smith of Waltham, 

 ^Irs. C. B. Hankey of Brocklesby, Miss Taplin of AVrawby, 

 Mrs. Parbury of Appleby, Miss Johnson of Kirmingtou, 

 Miss Wright of AVold Newton, and while in the country 

 Mrs. Lewis Burkinshaw also rode well to hounds. But 

 fewer ladies take the field in the Brocklesby than most 

 Hunts. Mrs. Gerald Portman of Healing Manor and Mrs. 

 Herapath of Ravendale Hall are both recent additions to 

 Lord Yarborough's field, and both go extremely well to 

 hounds. 



The Present Field. 



Among the veterans still left with us must be men- 

 tioned Mr. Robert Brooks of Laceby, always well mounted, 

 and going wonderfully well for his years, cheery, and ever 

 ready to crack a joke or indulge in harmless badinage ; 

 nor must the name of Mr. Redfern Kirk, the sport-loving 

 little farmer of Bradley, be omitted. Although his hunting 

 days date as far back as 1843, it is really marvellous how 

 well he gets to hounds on his clever little black horse, 

 and he, if any one, deserves to be considered the " father 

 of the Hunt." 



Mention has already been made of Mr. W. M. Cass- 

 well of North Ormsby Hall and Mr. Robert Walker of 

 Aylesbury Manor, and among others of the old hands who 

 still follow the chase are Mr. W. H. Coates of Searby 

 Manor and his brother, Mr. T. Coates of Waltham Grange. 

 Messrs. H. E. Davy of Croxby Hall, Mr. W. J. Swales 

 of Ulceby, Messrs. W. D. and H. Field of Laceby, and 

 R. Flowers of Brigg, belong to a more modern gene- 

 ration, while among others who are the first-flighters, 

 and the best known in a present-day field, are Captain 

 Portman of Healing Manor, Major Herapath of Raven- 

 dale Hall, Mr. Cecil Stephen of Great Coates House, 

 Mr. Tom Sutclifi'e of Stallingborough Manor, Mr. C. B. 

 Hankey of Brocklesby, Mr. G. P. T. Drake of Scawby, 



