54 THE QUORN HUNT, 



pack in person two days a week, principally 

 in the forest ; but this was scarcely carried 

 into effect, that gentleman's health — greatly 

 to the regret of his friends — not being at 

 all times quite equal to it. James Macbride 

 was engaged by Mr Coupland to hunt the 

 other portion of the country four days in 

 the week. Macbride's experience has been 

 extensive, the more effective, having been 

 initiated in the mysteries of the noble 

 science by most accomplished sportsmen. 



He took his first lessons from Mr Thom- 

 son with the Fife hounds, after which he 

 had two years at Brocklesby under William 

 Smith; again travelling into Scotland he 

 served five years for the Duke of Buc- 

 cleuch. In i860 he came to Quorn dur- 

 ing Lord Stamford's occupation, acting as 

 first whip to John Treadwell, and when 

 Mr Clowes succeeded his lordship, having 

 engaged John Goddard as huntsman, 

 Macbride retained his place till the acces- 

 sion of the Marquis of Hastings, when he 

 obtained promotion by the Hon. R. C. Hill, 

 to carry the horn in the sporting county of 



