132 HUNTING TOURS. 



Lambert, who had whipped hi to the Duke of 

 Leeds' Hounds, was installed as huntsman 

 till his death, when Slack succeeded him, 

 who, in his turn, gave way to Lambert's son, 

 who continued in office till the hounds were 

 sold and the establishment broken up. Wil- 

 liam Smith, of Brocklesby, was the head 

 whip from 1837 till the hounds were sold. 

 Preserving a taste for ancient customs, his 

 lordship favoured large, heavy hounds, too 

 big and unwieldy to suit more modern in- 

 stincts ; and when sold at the kennels by 

 Messrs. Tattersall, in 1842, the result did 

 not answer expectations, though the more 

 refined bitches were souoht for. The horses 

 were sent to London, but many of them did 

 not change masters. 



At this time Sir Richard Sutton introduced 

 a splendid pack of hounds, with which he 

 had been hunting the Burton country. The 

 numerous celebrities from the Belvoir, the 

 Brocklesby, Sir Tatton Sykes's and Mr. 

 Foljambe's kennels, which Sir Richard had 

 selected to infuse fresh strains of blood, had 

 rendered the pack very perfect, and hunting 

 thera in person, with Ben Morgan for his 

 kennel huntsman and head whipper-in, a new 



