THE PRESENTATION. I43 



The presentation of Mr. Tailby's testimonal took place on 

 the 3rd of April 1872, at Market Harborough, where a 

 banquet was given at the Corn Exchange. Sir Arthur G. 

 Hazleri<fg, Bart., presided, having Mr. Tailby on his right hand, 

 the vice-chair being occvipied by Mr. John Bennett, of Husbands 

 Bosworth, the chairman of the testimonial committee. Amongst 

 the noblemen and gentlemen present were : the Earl of Rosslyn, 

 the Earl of Hopetoun, Sir F. T. Fowke, Bart., Sir Geoffrey 

 Palmer, Bart., Captain Baillie, Captain Bethune, Major Freer, 

 Captain Tryon, Captain Whitmore, Captain Robertson, 

 Captain Fludyer, the Rev. J. H. Fludyer, Colonel Wigram, etc. 

 Sir Arthur Hazlerigg, in proposing the health of Mr. Taily, 

 said they were met there as subscribers to a testimonial, the 

 object of which was to convey to that gentleman a token of 

 the high estimation in which he was held as a master of 

 hounds. (Applause). He needed hardly to remind them that 

 fifteen years ago, when that country was going, not to the 

 dogs, for they were without dogs, Mr. Tailby came to the 

 rescue, and had ever since shown them highly successful sport. 

 On behalf of the 267 subscribers he had much pleasure in 

 offering to Mr. Tailby the list of their names, and the 

 testimonial which was in front of him. (The health of Mr. 

 Tailby was drunk with all the honours, the applause being 

 again and again renewed). Mr. Tailby in returning thanks, 

 said :—' Sir Arthur Hazlerigg and gentlemen, I feel as if the 

 hounds were running with a scent breast high, and I had not 

 got a start, so overwhelmed am I at the situation, and so 

 perplexed what to reply. To receive the approbation of so 

 large a body of my brother sportsmen is to me indeed a 

 triumph : to merit such approbation is quite another thing, for 

 I cannot allow that the successful sport we have had, is at all 

 due to me alone, I have been merely the means to an end ; it 

 is rather to that cordial good fellowship, to that universal 

 sympathy amongst all classes in everything that tends to 

 sport, that we owe our success ; and I may venture to predict 

 that so long as this good feeling, this mutual sympathy of all 

 classes, prevails amongst us, so long will fox-hunting flourish 

 in Leicestershire. (Applause). Long may it flourish gentlemen, 

 not only as a national pastime, but as a common good ; and I 

 contend that where there is so large a circulation of money 

 as is of necessity involved in keeping up the large hunting 

 establishments in this country, there must be a certain amount 

 of good to the comm»unity. (Hear, hear). It is said to be an 



