xii CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAOK 



1 X. Two events occur, of great influence upon the career 

 of the hero : he takes his degree at Oxford, and 

 loses his brother, whereby he becomes heir to the 

 goodly domains of Amstead 151 



X. Our sportsman has now entered in earnest upon his 

 life. He refuses a seat in Parliament, and studies 

 his craft with enthusiasm, opening his first regular 

 hunting campaign with, the Warwickshire, under 

 the celebrated Mr. Corbet, and the Pytchley, 

 under the great John Warde. . . . .165 



XI. The debut in Leicestershire Frank Raby hunts with 

 the Quoru under Lord Sefton, with Lord Lonsdale's, 

 and with the Duke of Rutland's hounds . . 182 



XII. A sample of a young sportsman's life in London 

 A near thing for the Oaks at Epsom, and a close 

 shave for the Oaks at Amstead .... 199 



XIII. A season with Sir Thomas Mostyu, in the Bicester 



country, with anecdotes of some of the leading 

 sportsmen in the provinces at that day, and a 

 glance at " home, sweet home " .... 219 



XIV. A few words on summering hunters. Mr. Corbet's 



country and men, and the finish of the season 

 with the Atherstone ...... 244 



XV. The death of Mr. Beaumont Raby, and the installa- 

 tion of the hero into a regular sporting establish- 

 ment, the details of which are given at some length 263 



XVI. The B.D.C. and B.C.M. Our sportsman makes a 

 tour, in which he visits many of the most cele- 

 brated fox-hunting establishments in England . 310 



XV IF. Frank Raby becomes a regular Meltouian ; loses his 

 father, and finally settles down as a master of fox- 

 hounds, the point of honour in the Life of a 

 Sportsman 356 



