8 HUNTING REMINISCENCES 



the proffered hospitality of so good a sportsman as 

 the parson. By the time he started again for 

 Belvoir it was quite dark, and when the private 

 gate to the drive at Stubton was reached it was 

 locked, but he managed to rouse up the lodge- 

 keeper, who warned the Marquis not to attempt to 

 ford the river at that time of night. However he 

 did, although there was a good stream on. In 

 those days the country was not inclosed, and by 

 Sedgebrook the bridle-road was lost in the darkness, 

 and the night was spent with a tired horse wandering 

 about until three o'clock in the morning, when a 

 light in a cottage window came as a welcome 

 beacon. Belvoir was reached at five o'clock, and 

 the Marquis kept his appointment as usual with 

 hounds that morning. On another occasion the 

 noble master of the Belvoir had the ill luck to lame 

 his horse when out with the Cottesmore by Gunby 

 Warren, and he walked by the side of him all the way 

 back to Belvoir. These two fine sportsmen never 

 knew when they had enough fox-hunting, and a 

 story is told of Lord Forester during his mastership 

 and Will Goodall. "Where shall we go now, 

 Goodall ? " asked Lord Forester. " To the kennels, 

 my Lord, I think the hounds have had enough," 

 replied Will, after a hard day's work. " Have you 

 been out with the Quorn ? " asked the master. " No, 

 my Lord," replied Will. "Well, I noticed those 

 hounds were fresh at the end of the day ; if these 

 are tired you had better in future breed from them." 

 In 1867 promotion came to Gillard when Mr. 

 John Chaworth Musters asked him to be kennel 



