42 MR. TAILBY WITHDRAWS HIS RESIGNATION. 



must take the horn myself ; and so good-bye to the best season 

 I ever saw — may we have as good a season next year. 



Number of days cub hunting - 28 "I 



,, ,, regular huntmg - 79 J 



Foxes killed cub hunting - - ^7 \ 



., regular hunting - 32 j -^ 



Foxes run to ground cub hunting- 18 \ 



„ „ regular hunting 31 / ^^ 



I may here state that in the preceding November, 1871, 

 Mr. Tailby had announced his intention to retire at the end 

 of this season. A meeting of the members of the Quorn 

 Hunt (convened b}^ letter), was held at the Bell Hotel, 

 Leicester. The Earl of Wilton in the Chair. After 

 considerable discussion, during which Sir Arthur Hazlerigg 

 said : — 



" This meeting seems to ignore what wsls done by the gentlemen 

 on the Harborough side. For fifteen years they were left 

 in the lurch, and to their own resources to hunt the country ; 

 the covert owners, therefore, feel that they are now quite free 

 to choose their ov/n Master ; and at a recent meeting they 

 were almost unanimous on the subject." 



Lord Grey de Wilton, observing that there appeared to 

 be considerable difference of opinion on the subject, moved, 

 and Col. Burnaby seconded : — 



" That the question be submitted to the Committee, at Boodles, 

 and that Mr. Tailby be written to requesting him to appoint 

 a Committee to represent his views." 



This was unanimously agreed to by the meeting, and a 

 committee of five v/as appointed which simply made a 

 protest. 



At the earnest request of the Billesdon country, Mr. 

 Tailby recalled his resignation, and this may possibly be 

 the reason why the committee carried the matter no 

 further — but let the cause have been that, or other — Mr. 

 Tailby remained undisturbed in the Billesdon country. 



