14 ^ THE QUORN HUNT. 



was with the Badsworth in 1 8 1 5 , from whence 

 after two years' practice, he removed to the 

 Atherstone, which country he hunted with 

 consummate skill three seasons. A trip Into 

 the Pytchley was his next point, where, after 

 one year of brIlHant sport, he made a wide 

 cast into Hampshire, and hunted the 

 Hambledon till Christmas, when he became 

 the purchaser of Quorndon Hall and its 

 appurtenances. Including a portion of the 

 pack, from Mr Osbaldeston. 



Appertaining to this period. Melton was 

 in great force — quite in its glory. The 

 magnates of the chase made It their winter's 

 home, and It was a more exclusive quarter 

 than at the present day. The reasons are 

 palpable. Travelling was comparatively a 

 tedious process. However speedily four- 

 posters were required to perform the 105 

 miles to London, it occupied the whole day, 

 at a cost of some five and twenty pounds, 

 so that when a frost occurred, if the relief 

 of the little village was the only alternative, 

 the double journey entailed an outlay of 

 fifty pounds on the road only. The rail 



