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CHAPTER VIII 



SIR RICHARD SUTTON 



Sir Richard Sutton's hounds, 221. The money he spent on hunting, 222. 

 Dinner at Melton, 222. First Sunday in November at Melton, 223. Sir 

 James Musgrave and friend, 223. A hunting-field scrimmage, 224. 

 He "hangs a good boot," 224. Sir Richard's questions to his second 

 horseman, 225. A "wretched memory for hounds," 225. Ben Morgan, 

 225, 226. Dick Webster, 226. A fog, 228. Shooting a fox before 

 hounds, 227. Money circulated by hunting-men, 228. Runs, 228, 229, 

 230. Mr. Little Gilmour, 231. Sir Richard Sutton charged with buy- 

 ing foxes, 231. Kirby Gate, 232. Death of Mr. Glossop, 233. Rail- 

 ways, 234. Mr. Cradock defends Sir R. Sutton on charge of damage, 

 234. Death of Lord Rancliffe, 235. Tower near Bunny Hall, 235. 

 Good run, 235, 236. Captain Campbell, 237. Sir R. Sutton gives 

 Harborough side to his son Richard, 238. Run, 238, 239. Duchess of 

 Cambridge and daughter visit Lord and Lady Wilton, 239. Vulpicide, 

 239. Sir Richard Sutton's presentation portrait, 240. An unlucky 

 family, 240. Sudden death of Sir Richard Sutton, 241. Family history, 



241, 242. Sir Richard as a shot, 242. Sir Richard on stag-hunting, 



242, 243. Jem Shirley, 243. Horse and hound sales, 244. Hunting 

 the Quorn country, 244, 245. 



CHAPTER IX 



EARL OF STAMFORD AND WARRINGTON 



Mr. Story seeks Lord Stamford, 249. Lord Stamford agrees to be Master 

 of the Quorn, 250. Lives at Bradgate Park, 250. Mr. Warner buys 

 Quorndon Hall, leasing stables and kennels to Lord Stamford, 250. 

 Early life, 250, 251. Buys some hounds, 251. Ben Boothroyd hunts- 

 man, Bacon and Maiden whippers-in, 251. Opening day Asfordby 

 instead of Kirby Gate, 252. The Rector of Asfordby, 252. Accident 

 to huntsman, 252. Boothroyd succeeded by John Treadwell, 253. 

 Assheton Smith on " Ayston," 253. Curious death of a horse, 255. 

 Studs at Melton, 255. The Hunt warned off. 255. Mr. Richards, the 

 stockinger, 256. Runs, 257. Challenge to ride by Lady Stamford con- 

 tradicted, 257. The female blacksmith, 257. Epitaph on blacksmith, 

 258. Runs, 258, 259. Death of Lord Jersey and Marquis of Waterford, 



260. Notice of Lord Waterford, 260. Dick Christian on " Lord Grey," 



261. Lady Harborough throws open Stapleford to the hounds, 262. Ac- 

 cident to Mr. Bullen of Eastwell, 262. Amateur theatricals at Melton, 

 263. Return to Melton of Count Batthyany, 265. Death of Mr. Lyne 



