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age of steam. But, hark! hounds are at him, 

 and away he goes over the road — a tempting 

 jump into the stubbles, but not so easy as it 

 looks ; then down to a copse in a corner, and 

 away to the left over the line, and under 

 Thorpe, past Adams Gorse ; and crossing by 

 the top end of the Melton Steeplechase course, 

 he goes over that superb line of old pasture- 

 land, leaving Burrough village to the right ; and 

 as we mount the hill, we think that there is no 

 cover within three miles of him in front, and 

 hope for the best. But the fox was too deep for 

 us, and up at the Twyford Road he gives us the 

 slip and all is over. 



1877. 



MEET OF THE QUORN HOUNDS AT 



GADDESBY HALL. 



Thursday, April 6th, the Quorn hounds 

 met at Gaddesby, the seat of Mr. Cheney. 

 The time of meeting was one p.m., which gave 

 everyone a chance to attend. The owner of 

 Gaddesby extended his hospitality to all classes, 

 and it was consequently nearly half-past one 

 before hounds threw off. They went first to 

 draw Cream Gorse, and as they crossed the 

 fields that separate it from the place of meeting, 

 it was evident that all the hunting world from 

 these parts intended to have the last gallop of 

 the season with the Quorn. Amongst those 

 present were Mr. Coupland (the Master), Lords 

 Grey and Wicklow, Sir F. Fowke, Sir A. 



