24 HUNTING TOURS. 



and if not very perfect on the flags, the main 

 point was accomplished — they could find, 

 hunt, and kill, or account for their foxes. 

 This was not only his lordship's first essay as 

 a master of hounds, but, following' the 

 example of his predecessor, he undertook to 

 hunt them, in which he was ably assisted by 

 two superior whippers-in, Robert Thurlow 

 and Jesse, whose patronymic I never knew. 

 During the nine seasons Lord Anson hunted 

 the country, he showed great sport, which, 

 with the agrements of fashion, induced many 

 noblemen and orentlemen to select the neio;h- 

 bourhood as their hunting quarters. His 

 lordship was a patron of " the ribbons," and 

 it was a frequent occurrence to see several 

 four-in-hand teams at the covert side. Pos- 

 sessing all the excellent qualifications and 

 accomplishments which distinguish an English 

 nobleman, great regret was expressed when 

 it became known that his lordship was about 

 to resign, that regret being enhanced by the 

 serious cause, indisposition, arising from 

 frequent and painful attacks of gout. The 

 next in succession was Sir John Gerard, who, 

 like Lord Suffield in the Quorn country, was 

 not successful in his efforts to show sport. 



