SPORT WITH THE BLAXKXEY HOUNDS 103 



men,, for the \\>st Norfolk, Blankney, and 

 Cottesmore. 



It is rather remarkable that all three huntsmen 

 to the Leicestershire packs, Ben Capell at Belvoir, 

 George Leaf at Ouorn, and Tom Isaac at Cottesmore, 

 can look back to a term of office with the Blankney 



Tom Isaac, huntsman to the Blankney. 



hounds. Though a side hunt, and to a great extent 

 a farmers' pack, it is within distance of Leicestershire, 

 and what is more important a fair scenting country, 

 the low-lying plough districts being open to hunting 

 when the higher ground is in the grip of frost. The 

 hounds too, since the days of " Squire " Chaplin's 

 mastership in the 'seventies, have been celebrated 

 for their working qualities, the foundation of the 

 pack being Lord Henry Bentinck's famous blood. 



