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and he once carried his owner in a memorable run with 

 the Burton, when Mr. Osbaldeston hunted the country. 

 The pair beat everybody else, and Cecil, at the finish, 

 jumped a big stile with a ditch on the taking off side, 

 landing in the field in which the hounds pulled down the 

 fox. Harrington was another snaffle-bridle horse, and 

 he stood high both in stature — seventeen hands — and 

 in his owner's estimation, while Shuttlecock was another 

 horse bad to beat. 



Among other foremost riders of Lord Sefton's time 

 were Sir Stephen Glynn, Mr. Assheton Smith (occa- 

 sionally), the Hon. Berkeley Craven, the Hon. John 

 Vanneck (afterwards Lord Huntingfield), Mr. Hawkes, 

 Col. Mellish, Mr. Charles Meynell, and Col. Forester. 



Although, owing to his weight, he could not partici- 

 pate in any other branch of the chase than otter-hunting, 

 casual mention should be made of Daniel Lambert, who 

 at the time of his death, in 1809, weighed just over fifty- 

 two stone. His father had been gamekeeper to Lord 

 Stamford, and Daniel himself was master of the Leicester 

 gaol, where he acquired a great reputation for humanity 

 and benevolence. He gave up the post in 1805, a ^ ew 

 years after the death of his father. Daniel Lambert had 

 the most intimate acquaintance with the Racing Calen- 

 dar, and was a great breeder of game-cocks and dogs. 

 After his death his dogs were sold at Tattersall's. Some 

 setters realised 41 guineas, 26 guineas, 22 guineas, 32 

 guineas, 22 guineas, and 20 guineas, the total being 218 

 guineas. 



Soon after Lord Sefton took the Ouorn hounds, the 

 fame of the Hunt had reached France, where it was 

 spoken of with respect, and Mr. Meynell's name was 

 always connected with it. A few Parisian sportsmen 

 announced their intention of visiting Leicestershire 

 during the season 1802-3, and when Tom Wingfield 

 heard of it, he is said to have remarked that Lord Sefton 



