258 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



country he had a season with the South Durham, and then 

 he went to the Cottesmore, where he has been ever since. 

 Gillson showed good sport during his term of office, and 

 is a capable man in the kennel and in the field. 



Arthur G. Wilson was the next to carry the horn. He 

 is one of those who leave the racino- stables for the huntine 

 field, for he was at Newmarket under Joseph Dawson, and 

 rode in several trials in which Fred Archer and Wood took 

 part. His father not liking the racing, Wilson left, and 

 went as second horseman to the late Marquis of Waterford, 

 and afterwards as second whipper-in to him when he hunted 

 the Curraghmore. This was in 1872. In 1874 he was 

 promoted to first whipper-in and stayed till 1879, when he 

 returned to England, and went for one season to Colonel 

 Anstruther Thomson in Fife. He had two offers of first 

 whipper-in's place at the end of that season, but preferred to 

 go to the Belvoir as second whipper-in. After a couple of 

 seasons' service he was promoted to the first whipper-in's 

 place, which he held five years, and then he went to hunt 

 the York and Ainsty. After four years' service there he 

 went to hunt the Atherstone, in which place he remained 

 four years, but on Mr. Inge's retirement he left, and he is 

 now hunting the Essex and Suffolk. 



In the kennel Wilson is excellent, and as a breeder of 

 hounds and an expert in hounds' pedigrees he is an apt 

 pupil of Frank Gillard. In the field he is quick and patient, 

 and he has shown good sport wherever he has gone. 



His successor is Will Gray, who commenced as second 

 horseman to Jack Backhouse when that fine huntsman 

 hunted the Holderness, so that he had a good training to 

 begin with. When Ash succeeded to the place of huntsman 

 to the Holderness, Gray was promoted to second whipper-in, 

 and in that capacity he served eight years. He then went 

 to .Sir Harcourt Johnstone's for a season, when Mr. Hill 



