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CHAPTER III 



SEASON 1870-71 



The Hunting View from Belvoir Castle Appointment of Huntsman 

 to the Belvoir Letters of Congratulation Will Goodall, junior, 

 First Whip The Institution of the Hound Van The Kennels at 

 Ropsley James Cooper, late Huntsman The Duke of Rutland's 

 Visit to the Kennel Dick Christian's Story of the Duke's Leap 

 The Duke as a Master Mr. George Lane Fox's Letter to Mr. 

 Tom Parrington Frank's First Entry in the Diary, Aug. 23, 

 1870 Osbaldeston Furrier The Belvoir and Cottesmore Hunts 

 join in the Field The Duke takes a heavy Fall Mr. Tom 

 Hutchinson picks him up A Day of Disaster Sir Watkin 

 Winn's " Royal " and John Walker in his Kennel A good Run, 

 and Mr. Henry Custance asks for the Brush H.R.H. the Prince 

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CHAPTER IV 



SEASONS 1871-72 AND 1872-73 



The Hunt Stud The Mare that taught Mr. James Hutchinson 

 Jumping Gates The Hunters Black Charley and Culverthorpe 

 Old Tom Chambers Mr. Ferrand Sir Thomas Whichcote's Stud 

 A Visit from Mr. Chaworth Musters A Morning's Cubbing in 

 Flood with Mr. Algernon Tumor only The Belvoir catch a 

 Blankney run Fox, and two Opinions about it Colonel the Hon. 

 H. H. Forester H.R.H. the Prince of Wales at Croxton Park 

 H.R.H. clears a Prostrate Farmer H.R.H. apologises A wet 

 Day in Lincolnshire A good Day and Mr. George Drummond 

 Frank Beers from the Grafton The Hound Grafton Silence 



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CHAPTER V 



SEASONS 1873-74 AND 1874-75 



Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A., in the Field and at Work Leicestershire 

 Sport compared with Lincolnshire Sport Will Goodall, junr. 

 Sir Frederick Johnstone and Mr. " Chicken " Hartopp Hunters 

 Tom Day and Lady Grey Lord Wilton leads the Field William 

 Blakesborough, Whip Death of Lord George Manners Mr. 

 Richard Norman and Lord Forester The Empress of Austria 

 has a Morning's Cub-hunting Her Beagles in Austria Thirty- 



