THE HISTORY OF THE BEL VOIR HUNT 



the Southings : ten miles nearly straight in one hour and ten 

 minutes, fast enough for any one, too fast for many. In 

 Dembleby Thorns there were two foxes, and hounds went by 

 Aunsby to Newton Wood with a fresh fox and were stopped 

 twenty minutes later. It was the last great run Goosey was 

 to see as huntsman, for at the end of the season he went 

 as kennel huntsman to Sir Richard Sutton, who had just 

 taken over the Cottesmore mastership from Lord Lonsdale. 

 This pack had at different times given and received blood 

 from the Belvoir, and some puppies of Lord Lonsdale's 

 Lasher had been entered in 1841. Goosey came back later 

 to end his days under the shadow of the Castle. He died 

 at Knipton, and in the village churchyard his grave may still 

 be seen. The Dukes of Rutland have at all times been well 

 served, but it is doubtful if they have ever had a better or 

 more faithful servant than Thomas Goosey, for twenty-six 

 years huntsman to their hounds. 



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