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preparation for the Belvoir Hunt steeplechases, 

 which were instituted this year by Mr. Burdett- 

 Coutts, who won the red-coat race riding his own 

 horse. Twice the Lenton brook came in this 

 charming run, and it is a classical stream that sets 

 a hall-mark of approval on the sport of the day. 

 Of the twenty who rode up to hounds, including 

 Miss Lucy and Gertrude Heathcote, fifteen took a 

 fall before the run finished. The point this good 

 fox hoped to make was Sapperton Wood, but he 

 was unfortunately headed, and ran a ring back by 

 Lenton Pastures to Aslackby Wood, where he 

 beat his pursuers in that big forest. 



The month's sport closed with a good day on 

 the Leicestershire side from Sherbrooke's Covert 

 in the morning, and Wartnaby stone pits in the 

 afternoon, hounds being stopped at 6.30 by Kinoul- 

 ton Gorse. 



At the close of the season the Belvoir hold a 

 meet in the town of Melton, the Quorn on the 

 opposite banks of the river which marks the 

 boundary of the two packs. The hunting metro- 

 polis is always full this week for the ball, so that 

 both packs have a good following. This occurred 

 on March 4th, and the afternoon fox from Coston 

 Covert gave a remarkably fast spin of twenty 

 minutes before he was pulled down on Sproxton 

 Heath. The brush was presented to the Marquis of 

 Waterford, the mask to Captain King King, whilst 

 Miss Chaplin and the Hon. H. H. Molyneux took 

 pads. There were few men who went harder than 

 the late Marquis of Waterford, or enjoyed their 



