CONTENTS xi 



eight Days' stop for Frost Red -Letter Days afterwards A Fall 

 taken by Captain Riddell Lord Wilton and Lord Grey de Wilton 

 at Timber . . . . . . Page 57 



CHAPTER VI 



SEASON 1875-76 



Belvoir Blood and Competition ' ' Gillard's Compound " Alfred Orbell 

 Whipper-in Gillard's Opinion on digging out Foxes The Rev. 

 ' ' Billy " Newcome of Boothby and Mr. Banker Hardy of Gran- 

 tham the last home A Run in the Fens piloted by Mr. F. Smith 

 Lenton Church Spire Cuthbert Bede's Pen Peck, the second 

 Whipper-in, has an awkward Experience Mr. Micklethwaite on 

 Sport and Marriage The Gray Horse Sluggard Retrenchment 

 and Subscription from the Lincolnshire side Fox killed in a 

 Brewing-Tub at Sleaford Mr. Tom Oliver A good Day in 

 Leicestershire and Miss Miles in the Field and on Paper 



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CHAPTER VII 



SEASON 1876-77 



John Bull's Top-boots Catching a Lamb-stealer Thomas, Earl of 

 Wilton, Social Whip to the Quorn Turkish Bath for Hunters 

 Mr. Little Gilmour, Prince of the Heavies Sir George Wombwell 

 The Messrs. Behrens The Butcher in Blue The Hound 

 Weathergage entered Belvoir and Brocklesby Entries Will 

 Goodall and Rallywood in 1850 Distinguishing Points of the 

 Belvoir Pack Weathergage's Pedigree Mr. Burbidge of Thorpe 

 and his Fox Covert A Kill in Staunton Churchyard Lord 

 John Manners across Country Sir Beaumont and Lady Florence 

 Dixie Major Whyte Melville Captain Pennell Elmhirst Melton 

 Spinney The longest Run of the Season Lord Carrington 

 The best Day of the Season The Horse Melon Presentation of 

 Plate to the Sixth Duke of Rutland, and his Speech . Page 87 



CHAPTER VIII 

 SEASON 1877-78 



A scratch Pack v. a thoro'bred Pack The Business of the Summer 

 The blind Master from the Grove Proof of the Pace of the Belvoir 

 Hounds Lord Rossmore surprises Mr. Little Gilmour Nine of 



