. England's oldest hunt : being chapters of the history of the Bilsdale, Farndale and Sinnington Hunts, collected during several years. 186 Englands oldest hunt. from the date of the first Kendall—carried the horn overthis country. There is a quaint oil painting of him stillextant at Ness Hall, but the only record I can discover ofhis characteristics is what Miss Katherine Duncombe tells us In looking down a list of Sinnington huntsmen two names standout from the rest—those of Jimmy Gowland (Golden) and Jack former, of whom a quaint old oil-painting exists in the district,was huntsm
. England's oldest hunt : being chapters of the history of the Bilsdale, Farndale and Sinnington Hunts, collected during several years. 186 Englands oldest hunt. from the date of the first Kendall—carried the horn overthis country. There is a quaint oil painting of him stillextant at Ness Hall, but the only record I can discover ofhis characteristics is what Miss Katherine Duncombe tells us In looking down a list of Sinnington huntsmen two names standout from the rest—those of Jimmy Gowland (Golden) and Jack former, of whom a quaint old oil-painting exists in the district,was huntsman for forty-six years—during the close of the eighteenth. MB. WM. KENDALL, MASTER OF THE SINNINGTON 1830-1853. century and the early part of the nineteenth—and died in 1822, aged was a phenomenally light-weight, and a hard and jealous rider,and was always especially determined to eclipse any stranger whohappened to come out with the hounds. He had a great predilectionfor thoroughbreds, and for some unknown reason would only ridemares. His wages were £50 a year, and he provided his own horses. He was over 80 years of age when his portrait was painted,and had to be lifted on to his horse. After he retired, owingto old age, Mr. W. Kendall carried the horn himself for sometime. Later, he procured the services of a certain Waring,a keen fellow, who was followed by Jack Clark, a tailor bytrade, who lived at Keldholme, near Kirbymoorside. He THE KENDALL FAMILY. 187 was a light wiry man, weighing only about nine about ten years he hunted the pack, having for fouryears as whip to him, William Clark (better known as Wicket Clark),
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