CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IX. 



PAGE 



Good Run from Shallowford Gorse — Grand Sport in the Early Eighties 

 — Historic Run in March, 1882, from Brindley's Wood, ending 

 with a Kill near Yoxall, in the Meynell Country .. .. .. Ill 



CHAPTER X. 



Marriage of M.F.H. — Wedding Present — Good Opening Day — Fatal 

 Accident to Captain Tylden — Cresswell Hall Meet — Sport in 

 February, 1886 — "Ware Wire" — Hunt Committee — Opening 

 Day, 1886-87 130 



CHAPTER XI. 



Seighford Hall Meet — Gallop from Sugnall — Hunt Meeting at Stoke — 

 Opening Day, 1888-89 — Sport in the Draycot Country — Woore 

 Country — The Bullers — Hunting Farmers — Mr. J. W. Philips .. 151 



CHAPTER XII. 



Opening Day at Woore — CressweU Hall Meet — Subscribers' Meeting 



at Stoke — Wire Question .. .. ., .. .. ,. 171 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Death of Mr. R. Boote— Sport in 1891-92— :Mr. R. Boote as a Typical 

 North Staiford Fox-hunter — Lord Stafford succeeds to the Duke- 

 dom— Runs in 1892-93 185 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Death of Stephen Dickins — Woore and Norton Meets — Sketch of 



Stephen Dickins as a Huntsman — W. Boxall — Season 1896-97 .. 200 



CHAPTER XV. 



Season of 1897-98 an open one — Good Sport in December — " G. F. U." 

 in Country Sport on the North Staffordshire Hunt — Presentation 

 of Portrait to M.F.H 218 



CHAPTER XVI. 



Members of the North Staffordshire Hunt— Mr. R. N. Wood— Sir G. 

 Chetwode — Capt. Edwards-Heathcote — Sir D. L. Broughton — Mr. 

 Basil Fitzherbert — Mr. Fitzherbert-Brockholes— Mr. H. Chaplin — 

 Sir C. M. Wolseley 229 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Kennels and Stables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 248 



