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Windsor country, the Hon. Greville Nugent, 

 better known to the race-going portion of the 

 public as " Mr. St. James," a most brilliant 

 steeplechase rider, had the ill-luck to break 

 two horses' legs, a very curious circumstance. 

 Two ladies — Lady Julia Follett and Mrs. 

 Richardson (afterwards Lady Parker), a sister 

 of Captain Harford — came out pretty fre- 

 quently with the pack. 



Lieutenant Custance, R.A., assumed the 

 reins of office when Colonel Lynes resigned. 

 Each year, of course, the builder made fresh 

 inroads on the existing lines, but, nevertheless, 

 the hunt was carried on much as usual. 

 Other lines were found, or the old ones 

 slightly deviated from, in order to avoid 

 those parts no longer available ; and good 

 spins have been had of recent years on the 

 Essex side of the river, besides two or three 

 (by permission) in the Old Surrey country. 

 The best — if that is synonymous with biggest 

 — lines now are Bromley, starting from the 

 house of that capital sportsman and good 

 friend of the hunt, Mr. Payne ; Farningham, 



