PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS 



Miss Simpson, who rode a splendid pony called Little Miss, 

 one of the best I ever saw. At this period many farmers 

 hunted in the neighbourhood of Belvoir. Among others Mr. 

 Wilders and his son Mr. J. Wilders, and Mr. Tipping and 

 Mr. William Hind, all of Croxton, also Mr. Edward Guy, 

 and Mr. Joseph Johnson of Branstone, Mr. Andrew Guy 

 and his sons from Eaton, and Mr. Burbidge of Thorpe 

 Arnold, a very celebrated old sportsman. 



The field from the Lincolnshire side of the country was 

 also a very large one, including the Earl of Brownlow, Sir 

 John Thorold, Captain Cecil Thorold, Mr. Montague Thorold, 

 Mr. Beaumont (who rented Boothby Hall for some years), 

 Mr. Commissioner Fane, Colonel Fane, Colonel Walter 

 Fane, Mr. Shewin Gregory, Mr. Edward Fane, the Rev. J. 

 Croft, the Rev. H. Houson, Colonel John Reeve, Colonel 

 Dundas, Mr. Ellis Reeve, the Rev. J. Parkinson Younge, Mr. 

 Christopher Turnor, Miss Turner, Mr. Hatton Turnor, Mr. 

 Algernon Turnor, Mr. Peacock Wilson and his son and 

 daughter, Mr. Broke Turnor, Mrs. Broke Turnor,^ the Rev. T. 

 Heathcote, the Rev. W. Newcome, Sir Montague Cholmeley, 

 Mr. Hugh Cholmeley, the Rev. J. Mirehouse and several 

 others. And the principal farmers were Mr. J. Hoyes, Mr. 

 Sampie, Mr. Hand, Mr. Brewster,. Mr. Bland, Mr. Hutchinson, 

 Mr. Rudkin, Mr. Garner, a celebrated local horsedealer, Mr. 

 Minta, Mr, T. Hack, and many more. 



The Melton contingent who usually hunted with the Bel- 

 voir on Wednesdays and Saturdays consisted of the Earl of 

 Wilton, Lord Grey de Wilton, Lady Grey de Wilton, the 

 Hon. Seymour Egerton, the Earl of Hardwicke, Ladies 

 Katherine and Alice Egerton, Mr. W. Little Gilmour, Mr. 

 Stirling Crawford, Sir Frederick Johnstone, Captain George 

 Johnstone, Colonel the Hon. Henry Forester, Viscount New- 

 port, Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A., and Miss Grant, Mr. William 

 Craven, Lady Mary Craven, Sir Henry Edwards, Sir Henry 

 des Vceux, Mr. Lloyd, Major Paynter, Lord Berkeley 

 Paget, Mr. Gilbert Stirling, Captain King, the Hon. H. 

 Molyneux, the Hon. Mrs. Molyneux, Mr. J. Behrens, Mr. 



* Now Mrs. Longstafife. 

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