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Mr, Cou^land, 1870 to 1884. 



The sport shown during Mr. Coupland's mastership 

 is fully described in the " Cream of Leicestershire," and 

 the name of Tom Tirr will always be connected with 

 those stirring annals of the longest enduring mastership 

 since Meynell. On Mr. Coupland's resignation last 

 spring, the hounds were bought by the Duke of Port- 

 land, Lord Wilton, and Mr. Behrens — Tom Eirr was 

 engaged to continue as huntsman \ and eventually 

 Lord Manners undertook the mastership, with which 

 our record ends — the twenty-first on the list, Lord 

 Manners, 1884. 



L. C. Mtjsteks. 



TE:E last fortnight of tee tear 1884.. 



Monday, December 15th, 1884. 



RUN WITH LOED FEEEEES' HOUNDS. 



Met at Belton. Eound in Langley New Wood, and 

 went away through Langley Priory at a great pace, 

 turned to the right, nearly to Lockington Gorse, left it 

 on the left, and pointed for Belton, then over the Dise- 

 worth and Belton brooks, and, leaving Piper Wood on 

 the left, pointed for Sheepshed. Here the fox was 

 headed back, and they ran him between Piper and 

 Oakley Woods, crossing the latter by the middle ride, 

 then down the far side and away for Hathern Turn. 

 This took about forty minutes, and was, as hounds ran, 

 about seven miles. They then turned left along the 

 bank of the Soar, and ran it for a mile, but crossed 

 just oi>posite Mr. Paget's house. Some of the field 

 crossed at Zouche Mill, and others at Kegworth, and the 



