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Stephens, 265. Illness and threatened resignation of Lord Stamford, 

 265, 266. Accident to the Honourable A. Coventry, 266. Testimonial 

 to Lord and Lady Stamford, 267. Sir Harry's Gorse, 268. Foxhound 

 show at Yarm, 268. Railways and hunting-men, 268. Death of the 

 Prince Consort, 269. Covert funds, 269. Unruly fields, 270. A dropped 

 £5 note, 271. Bell-ringing in honour of hounds meeting, 272. Fox 

 while hunted picks up rabbit, 272. Death of Dick Christian, 273. 

 Treadwell leaves the Quorn, 275. His death, 275. Lord Stamford 

 gives up the Quorn and sells his horses, 277. Lord Stamford as a 

 cricketer and a shot, 278, 279. 



CHAPTER X 



MR. CLOWES, MARQUIS OF HASTINGS, AND 

 MR. JOHN CHAWORTH MUSTERS 



Mr. Clowes buys Lord Stamford's hounds, 283. Unfavourable hunting 

 weather, 283, 284. Failure of foxes, 284. Wire-fencing, 285. Mr. 

 Lyne Stephens's stables, 285. Mr. Bromley Davenport in Leicester- 

 shire, 286. A run, 286. A farmer on hunting-men, 287. Accident to 

 Mr. Bromley Davenport, 287. A hoax concerning accident to " Sir B. 

 Hichens," 288. The first Grand National Steeplechase, 288, 289. 

 The last of the four M's, 289. Results of the season 1863-64, 289. 

 A Leicestershire Grand National, 290. Mr. Clowes stopped by a 

 farmer, 290, 291. Dinner and testimonial to Mr. Clowes, 291. Sale of 

 the hounds, 293. The Marquis of Hastings hunts the Quorn country, 



294. His hound purchases, 295. Walton Thorns and Lord A. St. Maur, 



295. Runs, 296, 297, 298. The Quorn and Belvoir hounds clash, 297. 

 Horse and hound show at Birmingham, 298. Wilson replaces Pike as 

 huntsman, and removal of the kennels to Donington, 3C0. Mr. Sothern 

 with the Quorn, 300, 301. Resignation of the Marquis of Hastings, 

 301. Mr. Musters, 302. Death of Roger Onions, the whipper-in, 303. 

 Mr. Clowes and Mr. Frewen in connection with the representation of 

 North Leicestershire, 304. Frank Gillard becomes huntsman, 305. 

 Mr. Musters's three huntsmen, 305. Accident to Lord Wilton, 306. Life 

 of John Goddard, 306. Management of the coverts, 307. Mr. Musters's 

 horsemanship, 307. Studs at Melton, 308. Presentation to Mr. Musters 

 by the earth-stoppers, 308. A rector's remarks on hunting, 309. Re- 

 sults of the season 1869-70. 310. Retirement of Mr. Musters and the 

 sale of his horses, 310, 311. 



