120 THE QUORN HUNT 



said that there was not a check from start to finish, and that out 

 of a field of about three hundred, four only saw the finish. It 

 was one of the best runs, we are told, ever known. 



In November 1822 Sir Bellingham met with his 

 second accident, his horse falling with him at a big 

 fence, but beyond being- bruised, he sustained no serious 

 injury. 



March 1823 saw another good run, but neither the 

 place of meeting nor the covert in which the fox was 

 found is mentioned. The account is that 



The hounds had one of the severest days recollected for some 

 years past. A fox went away towards Stretton Hall, by Glenn 

 Town to Burton Overy by Carlton, near to Stoughton Holt, 

 through Stourton Wood to Stourton Town, and afterwards to 

 Church Langton. The fox then crossed the Welland, ran through 

 Langton Caudle, and thence to Glooston Wood to Hallaton Bot- 

 toms. Running thence nearly to Allerton Wood, the line lay to 

 Stockerston Wood, where hounds were stopped. The hounds 

 found directly they were put into covert, and those who were a 

 few minutes late saw nothing of the run. The master, Mr. Anson, 

 and Mr. Coke were the only three who were with hounds from 

 start to finish. 



In April of 1823 Sir Bellingham Graham announced 

 his intention of giving up the Quorn, and at the same 

 time Mr. Osbaldeston sought the suffrages of the mem- 

 bers of the Hunt for the second time, and his offer was 

 accepted. His second period of mastership was marked 

 by several good runs. Sir Bellingham Graham left the 

 Quorn country, to the great regret of his field. 



