At the meet of the Quorn at Frisby-on-the-Wreake, on March 16th, the Duchess of Sutherland met with a mishap. As hounds were moving off to draw, her horse slipped up, and the Duchess was thrown into the midst of a crowd of horses, carriages, and motor cars. Her Grace sustained some injury to one leg, and had to be conveyed to her hunting quarters at Pickwell Manor.
At the age of 74 years, Mr. Hopton Addams Williams succumbed to an attack of pneumonia and pleurisy, on March 25th, at his residence, Penarth, Llangibby. The deceased, who joined the late Mr. John Lawrence in the mastership of the Llangibby in 1897, had since the decease of Lawrence continued in office. He was always fond of outdoor sports, and it is said he had not missed the New Year’s Day meet of the hounds for close on sixty years. According to Baily’s Hunting Directory, we find the family had been closely connected with the Llangibby for many years, Mr. W. Addams Williams being the first Master, 1790–1814, while other members held office until 1856, when Mr. John Lawrence took over office.
On March 29th the Rev. Sir William Hyde-Parker was presented with a handsome silver centrepiece and a silver hunting horn in recognition of his services for four seasons as Master of the Newmarket and Thurlow Foxhounds, which he is giving up. The presentation took place at Brinkley Hall, at the closing meet of the season, in the presence of a large number of hunting people belonging to Cambridgeshire, Essex, and Suffolk.
While out hunting with the Cheshire Foxhounds, on March 29th, the Marquis of Linlithgow met with a serious accident, sustaining fracture of several ribs, injury of the lung, and dislocation of the collar-bone. His lordship was removed to his hunting quarters at Higginsfield, Cholmondeley, and makes satisfactory progress.
The Grand National course of four miles and 856 yards was covered on March 30th by Ascetic’s Silver in 9 min. 34⅖ sec., the previous best being 9 min. 42⅖ sec. by Cloister, also a son of Ascetic.