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and knew how the thing should be done. At his death there 

 was some fear that the country would again have been vacant ; 

 but arrangements were speedily made for his successor to con- 

 tinue the hounds, so that everything went on as before, until 

 Jack West left in the spring of 1876, and ^eal, the first whip, 

 was promoted to the horn in his place. 



Since that time all has gone on well, and the Cottesmore 

 have had their fair share of sport, the last season being, I be- 

 lieve, a particularly good one. 



In the spring of 1878 Lord Lonsdale resigned the mastership, 

 and was succeeded by that fine horseman and good sportsman. 

 Lord Carington, who, I have heard, when hunting with the 

 Quorn, was in the habit of picking out all the biggest timber he 

 could find. Xo other change of moment, however, occurred, 

 and it remains to be seen what success will attend his lordship 

 as an M.F.H. 



