THE HISTORY OF THE BELVOIR HUNT 



diate neighbourhood of Belvoir Castle : Mr. William Welby, 

 M.P., eldest son of Sir Glynne Earl Welby, Bart, of Denton, 

 and his two brothers, Captain Glynne Welby and Mr. Alfred 

 Welby; the Rev. G. Sloane Stanley and his two sons, Mr. 

 Frederick Sloane Stanley and Mr. Francis Sloane Stanley, and 

 occasionally the Misses Sloane Stanley ; the Rev. T. Bullen, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hampden Wigram, Mr. George Gillett, 

 the Rev. P. Mules, Mr. George Gordon, and Mr. John Welby. 



The principal sportsmen who hunted from Grantham were 

 Mr. John Hardy (the banker) and his son, Mr. Blackwood, 

 Mr. Henry Partridge, Mr. and Mrs. James Hornsby, Mr. 

 Bruxner, Captain T. Boyce, Captain Riddell, both of the 

 i6th Lancers, and Mons. Roy and Mons. Couturie, two French 

 gentlemen, both fine riders and well known as gentlemen 

 riders on the French turf. A few years later Captain Mickle- 

 thwaite, R.N., arrived at Grantham. He hunted from that 

 town for many years, lodging over the saddler's shop. The 

 captain was a very hard and somewhat dangerous rider and 

 usually rode roarers. 



Major Longstaffe also hunted for many years from the 

 George Hotel, Grantham, and if in want of a horse was 

 mounted by Mr. George Drummond, who often put his large 

 stud of horses at his disposal when unable to hunt himself 

 Mr. Burbidge and Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Gray, the Gran- 

 tham tailor, and Mr. W. Manners, solicitor, also hunted 

 regularly, while Barrowby and Casthorpe were represented 

 by the Marquis of Queensberry, Mr. William Binder, Mr. 

 William Sills, Mr. Downing and his son, and occasionally 

 by Mr. George Welby. Lord Doneraile hunted a season 

 or two from Barrowby, bringing a large stud of horses with 

 him from Ireland. The Vale of Belvoir was represented by 

 Mr. Fletcher Norton of Elton, Captain Cecil Hall and Mrs. 

 Cecil Hall of Whatton, Mr. Talbot and his son Mr. Bower 

 Talbot, the Rev. J. Banks Wright, Mr. Vere Wright, Mr. 

 Staunton of Staunton Hall, the Rev. G. Staunton and Mrs. 

 Staunton, Mr. Sherbrooke of Oxton Hall, Captain Sherbrooke 

 and Miss Sherbrooke, Mr. George Fillingham of Syerston 

 Hall, Mr. H. Milward of Thurgarton Priory, and his niece 



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