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appointed to carry on the hunt during the minority 

 of his son, and once more, about 1830, when the 

 then Duke of Rutland resigned and ^ became a 

 mere subscriber,' the hounds were lent to Lord 

 Forester and another to carry them on until the 

 Marquis of Granby came of age, which would have 

 been in three or four years' time ; but, as a matter of 

 fact, the late Duke of Rutland did not take to them 

 until the year 1857, when he inherited the title. 

 Still, the temporary masters were but warming-pans, 

 pending the happening of a certain event ; but now 

 the severance from the family is complete, save for 

 the subscription, which is doubtless forthcoming 

 from the Castle. Sir Gilbert Greenall has pluckily 

 stepped into the breach, and we may expect that 

 he will worthily uphold the traditions of this historic 

 hunt." 



