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 . JielC) enthusiastic testimony to his high character. A noblefellow; always straight, was the verdict of his old friendBudd ; whilst his great rival and only equal as a shot,Captain Horatio Ross, writes thus of him in 1867: Asa general sportsman, as one who went in at everythingin the ring, he was the best man England has pro-duced during the present century ; and I could not saymore in his praise. Besid
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 . JielC) enthusiastic testimony to his high character. A noblefellow; always straight, was the verdict of his old friendBudd ; whilst his great rival and only equal as a shot,Captain Horatio Ross, writes thus of him in 1867: Asa general sportsman, as one who went in at everythingin the ring, he was the best man England has pro-duced during the present century ; and I could not saymore in his praise. Besides, however, his high qualitiesof pluck, endurance, and skill in all manly sports, he wasa generous, kind-hearted, hospitable man. I lived withhim for a good many years, and I can say that duringall that time I never heard him speak harshly or in anyunkind way of any human being; on the contrary, heseemed always anxious to make excuse for those whowere absent It was on the ist of August 1866 that George Osbald-eston passed over to the majority, in his seventy-ninthyear, leaving behind him such a reputation as an all-round sportsman as no man has ever won before or islikely to win >50
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