CHAPTER 1 



EARLY DAYS 



A Tribute to Fox-hunting Frank Gillard's Fame as a Hound-Breeder 

 The Belvoir and the Brocklesby The Points of the Belvoir 

 Blood Frank Gillard's Qualities His Early Life in Devonshire, 

 and Arrival at Belvoir The Sixth Duke of Rutland and Lord 

 Forester Mr. Henry Chaplin, M. P., Master of the Burton 

 Anecdotes Lord Forester and old Will Goodall Huntsman to 

 Mr. John Chaworth Musters, the South Notts and Quorn Mr. 

 Musters' horse Valesman The hunters Lady Grey and Methodist 

 Colonel Burnaby, M.P. Mr. Tailby, M. F. H. Sporting Parsons : 

 the Rev. H. Houson, the Rev. Desborowe, Rev. Thomas Heath- 

 cote, Rev. Waters, Rev. King, Rev. T. Bulleu, Rev. John Cal- 

 craft, Rev. R. Sharpe, the Rev. W. Newcome, Rev. J. P. Younge, 

 Rev. Banks Wright, the Rev. G. Carter Verses by Mr. Parke of 

 Stragglethorpe Fathers of the Hunt. 



A\MONG the pleasantest re- 

 J\ collections of a pleasur- 

 able life, our days with 

 hounds stand out as 

 red-letter days in the 

 calendar of the mem- 

 ory. There is no 

 satisfaction like a good 

 day's sport. George 

 Whyte Melville said, 

 " After a good day he 

 felt as if he had done a good action." Fox- 



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