THE QUORN HUNT. ii 



as in ten years there were only eight blank 

 days. A fox found at Gotham, and killed 

 at Redhlll, was singularly distinguished by 

 having a white ring round his neck and 

 three white pads. The lustre which Mr 

 Meynell shed so resplendently has not been 

 allowed to fade by the masters of hounds 

 who have succeeded him, though customs 

 have necessarily changed with times. 



Lord Sefton, Mr Meynell's successor, in 

 the year 1800, kept two packs of hounds, 

 and a huntsman for each pack, and intro- 

 duced the custom now prevalent of having 

 a second horse for his own riding. Lord 

 Foley, following in the year 1805, ^i^h un- 

 bounded liberality, permitted nothing to 

 flag. The celebrity which Mr Assheton 

 Smith bore to such a venerable age was first 

 acquired as Master of the Ouorn Hounds, 

 with which he commenced in 1807. A 

 few years afterwards he made a valuable 

 addition to his pack by the purchase of Mr 

 Chaworth's, which were in high repute. He 

 was the first gentleman in this aristocratic 

 shire who set the example of hunting his 



