THE QUORN HUNT. 27 



them, introducing a good deal of the 

 Brocklesby blood, and also the Belvoir. 

 With such excellent materials to commence 

 with, Lord Stamford at once established a 

 very superior pack, which were entrusted 

 to the care of Boothroyd, who hunted 

 his lordship's hounds previously in the 

 Albrighton country. He, however, re- 

 mained only one season, when the horn 

 was transferred to Treadwell, who con- 

 tinued to hold the very responsible post of 

 huntsman till his lordship parted with the 

 hounds. The Belvoir kennels were much 

 resorted to for fresh introductions. Singer, 

 Trusty, Contract, and Rallywood, compris- 

 ing the principal selections. Subsequently 

 the Quorn kennels found nearly sufficient 

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 Stamford continued to hunt the country. 



The long stable at Quorn, if my recollec- 

 tion serves me, was formerly constructed 

 to accommodate six-and-thirty horses, but a 

 portion of it being converted into boxes, the 

 number of inmates is reduced. As there 

 are three boxes at the extreme ends, the 



