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Lord Hastings, 1866 to IS^S.^Died 1868. 



It was, I believe, about the last day that Lord 

 Hastings' hounds went out, in the spring of 1868, that 

 they had one of the best gallops seen in the Quorn 

 country for years, finding their fox at Walton Thorns, 

 and taking him to the Old Hills in an hour. Pike was 

 then the huntsman. 



Mr. Chaioorth Musters, 1868 to 1870. 



It was in November of Mr. Musters' first season that 

 Lord Hastings' death occurred, and not many days 

 afterwards Lord Somerville, who had come to Leicester- 

 shii-e for the season, was killed while hunting with Mr. 

 Tailby's hounds. 



The season of 1868 — 69 was a very good one for 

 scent, and, consequently, for sport ; and Mr. Story, of 

 Lockington, used laughingly to say, it would be a pity 

 if Mr. Musters could not show sport, considering that 

 he had three huntsmen in his establishment besides 

 himself, namely : Frank Grillard, who hunted the 

 hounds in the high coimtry; Bob Machin, late hunts- 

 man to the Eufford, who whipped-in to him ; and John 

 Goddard, who^ after hunting the Quorn hounds and 

 Mr. Tailby's, had undertaken the management of the 

 stud at Quorn. Mr. Musters' health unfortunately 

 proved unequal to the work after two seasons, and the 

 expense greater than he could afi"ord to continue, so he 

 was obliged to give up the country, though most kindly 

 pressed to go on hunting it with a subscription. He 

 lent his hounds for one season, that of 1870 — 71, to 

 Mr. Coupland, and they were hunted by Jem Mac- 

 Bride ; after which, Mr. Coupland bought the Craven 

 hounds, and Mr. Musters took his own back to Not- 

 tinghamshire. 



