CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 

 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 Valesmau The hunters Lady Gray and Methodist 

 Colonel Burnahy, 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. Bullen 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 . . . Page 1 



CHAPTER II 

 SPORT IN THE SIXTIES 



The Origin of Frank's Diary Blowing the Duke's Horn for the first 

 Time About Hunting-horns A Pattern Horn Colonel John 

 Reeve of Bulby Hall Sir Thomas Whichcote Mr. Chaworth 

 Musters and his Ancestors ; his Prowess in the Field The Quorn 

 and Belvoir countries compared Fatal Accident to a Quorn 

 Whipper-in Mr. John Coupland succeeds Mr. Musters to the 

 Quorn Mr. Gaskin of Sysonby Lodge About the Planting and 

 Keeping of Fox Coverts Advice given to Frank Gillard by Mr. 

 Musters and the Duke of Rutland . . . Page 16 



