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lived than the present Lord of Badminton, 

 and the turf has sustained a great loss indeed 

 by his retirement. His Grace, however, still 

 takes a lively interest in racing, and is a 

 regular attendant at covert-side. For a man 

 who, this year (1895), ^^^ celebrated his 

 golden wedding, the way in which he slips 

 over his own stone- wall country is marvellous, 

 and would puzzle most men of half his age 

 to imitate. Although the blue and white 

 jacket will be sorely missed on the race-course, 

 the blue and buff livery will still be to the 

 fore at covert-side. May it be so for many 

 a year to come, and the best of good luck go 

 with it ! 



In the class of amateur huntsmen, Lord 

 Willoughby de Broke takes high rank, and to 

 his undoubted skill he, like Lord Worcester, 

 adds the invaluable quality of being a grand 

 horseman. Mr. Fellowes, w^hom I have had 

 the pleasure of following with the Shotesham, 

 in Norfolk, always struck me as a beautiful 

 huntsman, and, at a very advanced age. got 

 over a by no means small country in a 



