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which is ploughed ; and the great size of the enclosures, 

 many of which run to from 60 to 100 acres each/^ At the 

 conclusion of last century, Mr. Meynell was Master of the 

 Quorn Hounds; since which time they have been in the 

 hands of the following conspicuous sportsmen : — Earl Sefton, 

 Lord Foley, Mr. Assheton Smith, Sir Bellingham Graham, 

 Mr. Osbaldeston, Lord Southampton, the late Sir Harry 

 Goodricke, Sir F. H. Goodricke, Mr. Errington, and Mr. 

 Green, of Rolleston. 



Abutting on the Quorn, and including part of Warwick- 

 shire and Staffordshire, comes the Atherstone country. The 

 ensuing is Captain Thomson^s second season as Master; and 

 if an early entry in every department of the chase, untiring 

 energy in the field and kennel, and a devotion to the cause, 

 be any qualifications for a Master of Hounds, then are the 

 Atherstone well suited. The Atherstone, at different periods, 

 has been in the distinguished hands of Lord Lonsdale, Lord 

 Anson, Sir Bellingham Graham, and Mr. Osbaldeston. The 

 name of Stephen Goodall carries weight with it ; and he 

 comes from a good sort, if, as I believe him to be, he is 

 nephew of that " great^^ Stephen, who hunted Sir Thomas 



