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CSA^PTER XXII. 



OSBALDESTON, ROSS, KENNEDY, BUDD, AND 

 BARCLAy-ALLARDICC. 



George Osbaldestox, 

 His Youth — The Monson Blood — His Hunting — Many Incidents Thereof — Price 

 of his Hounds— "To the Best Sportsman of any Age or Country"— His Fall— 

 His "Two Hundred Mile" Match— Full Particulars— From Start to Finish— 

 What Bell's Life said in November, 1831 — Good old " Nunquam Dormio ! " — 

 Osbaldeston's Challenge to the World— His Age at the Time— The Squire as a Shot- 

 Various Records— His Pointers— As a Cricketer— As a Steeplechase Eider— The Clinker 

 and Ciasher Match— Grimaldi and Moonraker— His Gallantry to a Lady— His Gal- 

 lantry to a Lad— Six Pipes of Madeira— His Temper— His Death— Post-mortem 

 Opinions— That of the Standard — That of Captain Ross. 



Captain Horatio Ross. 

 His lEarly Days— Deer Shooting— Early Training— Ross and Anson Match— Particulars 

 —Result— The Bag— Spectators— A Challenge— The Hay and Kennedy' Match— Smart 

 Work— Result — Ross as a Shot — Wonderful Pistol Shooting— An Expensive Entree — 

 Grouse Shooting — Deer Stalking— Extraordinary Records— Pistol Shooting at a Target 

 —Ross and Coke Match— Full Particulars— The Squire's Dogs— Their Performance 

 among Partridges — A Fine Old English Farmer — His Advice and Assistance to Ross — 

 Result— Different Training of Dogs— Author's Experience— Mr. William Coke— His 

 Field Craft— His Dogs— As a Deer Stalker— Ross as a Gun, Rifle, and Pistol Shot— 

 His Wonderful Endurance— His Mode of Living — What was Written of Him — Unlike 

 Osbaldeston- His Popularity— His Family— Clinker and Radical Match. 



Lord Kennedy. 

 A Marvellous Feat — Great Match at Partridges— Mr. William Coke again— His Lordship's 

 Perversity- Its Result— A Great Bag— Lord Garlics— A Good Day's Sport— "The 

 Hundred Brace Match." 



Edward Hayward Budd. 

 His Strength— As a Cricketer— As a Boxer— As a Shot — John Musters— T. Assheton Smith. 



Captain Barclay-Allardice. 

 His Ancestors— His Father — His Mother- Author's Ideas on Good Breeding— Barclay's 

 Birth— Pedestrian Feats — All Distances— Full Particulars— Four Celebrated Matches 

 witli Mr. Fletcher— Heavy Wagers — Deaf Burke— More Great Feats — His Regiment 

 — More Achievements — " One Thousand Miles in One Thousand Hours " — Exhaustive 

 Particulars— From Beginning to End— Table of the Time— Analysis— His Dress- 

 His Diet — His Age, H^-ight, and Weight — During the Match — His Winnings — His 

 Staff of Attendants— The Walcheren Expedition— Two Subsequent Matches— Sad 

 Falling Off -As a Shot, Rider, Whip, and Boxer— Tom Cribb— Pugilists of Old different 

 from Now— Hard Training and Long Life— Barclay's Death— Sceptics— Scandalous 

 Charges — Completelj^ Refuted — Letter from Captain Ross — Opinion of Bella Life — 

 Remarks by the Author— Sportsmen Past and Present. 



Himself a good general sportsman, Mr. C. A. Wheeler of Swindon 

 in 1867 brought out a book under the title of " Sportascrapiana." In 

 it he gives most interesting records of the prowess of notable sports- 

 men who were in their heyday from the beginning to the middle of 

 the present century. Occasionally, when collecting my thoughts for 

 this volume, some of these records cropped up, and upon the authority 

 of Mr. Wheeler I referred to them, but I shall now borrow more fully 



