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landers, aide-de-camp to her Majesty the Queen, and 

 Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness. He married in 1866 

 AHce Mary, daughter of Mr. Thomas Weld-Blundell, 

 of I nee Blundell Hall, near Liverpool. Of athletic 

 build, and possessed of ^reat nerve, Lord Lovat was, 

 from his youth, devoted to sport of all kinds, and, like 

 his father, he was wonderfully proficient with rifle, gun, 

 and rod. As a deer-stalker he had few, if any, equals 

 after his father's death, and certainly no superior, as 

 stalking is carried on in the Highlands ; and on the 

 Lovat estate, which, with its deer forests, grouse 

 moors, and salmon fishings, is one of the best sporting 

 properties in North Britain, he had ample scope for 

 enjoying his favourite sports. About twenty-four years 

 ago Lord Lovat killed a deer called " Square Toes," 

 which he had been endeavouring to get a stalk at for 

 fifteen years. In years gone by he was well known at 

 the National Rifle Association at Wimbledon. He is 

 credited with having performed the greatest feat ever 

 done with a rifle, as in 1859 he hit the target nineteen 

 times out of twenty at 2,000 yards. He was also a 

 skilful angler, and once landed 146 salmon in five days. 

 He was the author of the chapters on " Deer-stalking " 

 and " Deer Forests," in the Badminton Library. 



* He once made a bet that he would land a trout with 

 a cobweb, and he performed this extraordinary feat in 

 the presence of many friends, including the loser of the 

 bet. 



' As a resident landlord Lord Lovat had no superior. 

 He had the best interests of his numerous tenants at 

 heart, and was much esteemed by them. He farmed 

 a considerable portion of his estates himself, and con- ' 

 sequently was able to appreciate the difficulties and un- 



