382 THE QUORN HUNT 



eight pictures of the Ouorn Hunt painted by Mr. G. D. 

 Giles, which were very generally approved of ; but as 

 they are of tolerably recent execution, and as most 

 Leicestershire men have seen them, it is unnecessary 

 here to review them again. 



It was in 1891, during the mastership of Captain 

 Warner and Mr. Paget, that Lord Lonsdale covered 

 twenty miles in 56 minutes 55*- seconds, including the 

 time in changing, a feat which would have immensely 

 delighted Squire Osbaldeston. The story runs that 

 while Lord Lonsdale was staying at Ingestre with 

 Lord Shrewsbury conversation turned upon driving and 

 speed. Lord Lonsdale ventured to remark, or is said to 

 have done so, that first-class trotters would always beat 

 gallopers. Eventually a match was made for ^iooa 

 side to cover twenty miles in four styles of driving, 

 either competitor to trot or gallop as he pleased. Lord 

 Shrewsbury eventually paid forfeit ; but Lord Lonsdale, 

 determined to show what could be done, went through 

 the programme. He first started with a single horse in 

 a buggy and drove the five miles in 13 minutes 39J 

 seconds ; the return journey was accomplished with a 

 pair of horses in 12 minutes 5 if seconds. A coach and 

 four was driven for the third five miles, which occupied ' 

 1 5 minutes 9! seconds, and for the final five miles Lord 

 Lonsdale drove postillion fashion, the journey taking 13 

 minutes 55^ seconds. There were two short delays — 

 one caused by a waggon, the other by the police. The 

 performance took place on the nth March 1891, not far 

 from Reigate. 



On Monday the 28th of March 1898, Mr. J. D. 

 Cradock, who for more than a dozen years had been 

 secretary to the Quorn Hunt, was presented with a 

 richly deserved testimonial, consisting of a silver cup 

 and a cheque. As Lord Belper mentioned, in making 

 the presentation, his father and grandfather before him 



