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between the second and third came the time when 

 Mr. (now Sir Herbert) Langham of Cottesbrooke 

 ruled the hunt with a firm but gentle hand. He 

 was fortunate in finding such a huntsman as Will 

 Goodall, who had been selected and trained by such 

 a master as Lord Spencer. Born at Belvoir, educated 

 by Sir Thomas Whichcote, and trained under such 

 masters of the craft as Colonel Anstruther Thomson, 

 Lord Henry Bentinck and Frank Gillard, it is small 

 wonder that Will Goodall the second has left a good 

 name. The quickest and brightest of huntsmen, 

 he was as keen when carrying the horn as he had 

 been when whipper-in to the Belvoir. His rectitude 

 made him respected, and his manners won the affec- 

 tion of all with whom he came in contact. His 

 memory lives in hunting history with that of his father, 

 the famous Goodall of Belvoir, and the no less re- 

 nowned Tom Firr of the Quom. Mr. Langham's 

 mastership was marked by excellent sport, and this 

 was due in a great measure to the fact that from 

 the moment he took over the office he determined 

 to master the science of hound breeding. 



In modern days we have perhaps been inclined 

 to think too much of make and shape. This is im- 

 portant, but it is not everything. The master of 

 a pack in the grass country, like Mr. Jorrocks, 



" Full well he knows 

 As well as pace he must have nose." 



There never was any period in the history of the 

 Shires when hunting power in a hound was so much 

 needed as now. Of the numerous foils and difficulties 

 in the way of a pack of hounds I have written. There 

 is more draining, and there are more bad foxes which 

 are harder to kill than good ones, as every huntsman 



