Identifier: kingsofhuntingfi00thor (find matches)
Title: Kings of the hunting-field : memoirs and anecdotes of distinguished masters of hounds and other celebrities of the chase with histories of famous packs, and hunting traditions of great houses
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Thormanby
Subjects: Horses Hunting
Publisher: London : Hutchinson
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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he country through which they passed, repeatedlyasked, Whose property is this ? and on each occasionreceived the same answer, Mine. When they reachedthe terminus where the gentleman was leaving therailway, he thought it would only be fair to the Companyto give the guard a friendly hint, so he advised him tokeep an eye on his fellow-traveller, saying :— He isevidently a hinatic^ for he has claimed as his own all thefarms by the side of the railway YmQ/or j/ii/es. There have been two successors to the great SirWatkin in the title. Both of them have well upheld thefame of the Wynns of W^ynnstay for sport and hospi-tality, but though it may be safely prophesied that theold name will never want worthy representatives, yetthose who knew t/ie Sir Watkin may be pardoned fordoubting whether the race will ever produce his equal,one in whom, I may say without exaggeration, therewas— A combination and a form, indeed,Where every god did seem to set his sealTo give the world assurance of a man.
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THE EARLS SPENCER. There was what modern journalists would call a scene in the House of Lords on the i8th of November 1621.John, first Baron Spencer, had made an earnest appeal tohis fellow peers to be guided in their conduct by theactions of their ancestors. Whereupon, the proud Earl ofArundel, head of the great house of Howard, rose tohis feet, and hurled this taunt at the orator ; My Lord,when these things were doing, your ancestors were keep-ing sheep. To which Lord Spencer retorted, My Lord,when my ancestors, as you say, were keeping sheep,yours were plotting treason. Whereat, the high-spiritedHoward laid his hand on his sword and gave his op-ponent the lie direct. The House took the part of LordSpencer, who stood high in the favour of King Jamie.Arundel was sent to the Tower, and was not releaseduntil he had apologised, as humbly as could be expectedfrom a Howard, to Lord Spencer and the House. It will be noted that Lord Spencer did not deny thathis ancestors had kept sheep. And

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