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himself was holding liigli jinks at the little hunting-centre 

 known as ^' Brigstock." 



A fine^ powerful^ fearless rider, his costly horses fre- 

 quently had their jumping powers put to the test, the 

 fences between the different woods being thick and 

 hairy, and well furnished with strong posts and 

 rails. 



A " chestnutomania " having at one time got the 

 better of the noble Lord, it was said that for a short 

 period he had seventy horses of that colour standing 

 in his stable. The craze, however, proving as extrava- 

 gant as it was unwise, did not continue long, and the 

 stud of one colour became, as of yore, one of infinite 

 variety. 



At the close of his third season, Lord Lonsdale trans- 

 ferred his establishment into Lincolnshire ; and was 

 succeeded in 1885 by Mr. M'^Kenzie, late Master of the 

 " old Berkeley ^^ hounds, who by his unceasing endeavours 

 to show sport in a district where few care to appear at 

 the Meets and support him by their presence, has won 

 the good opinion of the neighbourhood, 



Succeeding to a somewhat masterful Mastership (1878), 

 and having himself ofttimes had to suffer rebuke, Mr. 

 Langham has gone on opposite lines to those of his pre- 

 decessor in respect to the management of his Field; 

 and, except in cases of flagrant misbehaviour, refrains 

 from active interference. He has broken the custom 

 that change of Masters is to take place every three 

 or four years; and every one hopes that the Hounds 

 will long remain under the guidance of the owner of 

 Cottesbrooke. 



Well mounted and always in a forward place when 



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