244 THE QUORN HUNT 



confining himself chiefly to the Harborough country, 

 which he hunted ; but on his father's death he notified 

 his intention of giving up the country. Mr. F. Sutton, 

 with a scratch pack, hunted the country south of the 

 Wreake, occupying the Ouorn kennels. 



Soon after Sir Richard Sutton's death, his hounds 

 and horses were sold by Messrs. Tattersall, and they 

 realised good prices. 1 



At the conclusion of the season 1855-56, Mr. Richard 

 Sutton disposed of his pack of forty couples, besides 

 sundry young hounds. 



Within a week or two of Sir Richard Sutton's 

 death, a meeting was held at the Bell Hotel, Leicester, 

 to consider what course should be taken to secure the 

 hunting of the Ouorn country. Lord Berners, who 

 presided, said that there had been a preliminary gather- 

 ing- at Mr. Farnham's house, and it was then agreed 

 that the present meeting should be arranged. He 

 announced that no one had come forward to hunt the 

 country north of the Wreake ; but that for the remainder 

 of the season Mr. Richard Sutton (Sir Richard after his 

 father's death) had consented to hunt three days a week 

 south of the W 7 reake for whatever subscriptions could 

 be collected. In the absence of any offer for the re- 

 mainder of the country, Lord Berners suggested that 

 a communication should be made to Lord Forester, 

 inquiring whether he would be willing to hunt the 



1 The prices were : five couples, Lord Stamford, 59 guineas ; five couples, 

 Mr. Drake, 52 guineas ; five couples, Mr. Morrell, 210 guineas ; five couples, 

 Mr. R. Sutton, 200 guineas ; five couples, Lord Stamford, 61 guineas ; five 

 couples, Lord Stamford, 46 guineas ; five couples, Mr. R. Sutton, 100 

 guineas ; five couples, Mr. Mainwaring, 170 guineas ; five couples, Mr. 

 Collier, 39 guineas ; five couples, Mr. Mainwaring, 13 guineas ; five couples, 

 Mr. R. Sutton, 300 guineas ; five couples, Lord Stamford, 74 guineas ; five 

 couples, Mr. R. Sutton, 260 guineas; five couples, Mr. Collier, 105 guineas. 

 Total for the hounds, 1806 guineas. Thirty-two hunters realised 581c 

 guineas, and the others about 400 guineas. Six cub-hunters were sold for 

 466 guineas ; three hacks for 242 guineas ; the ponies brought 1068 guineas ; 

 the whole total, including the hound-van, saddlery, &c, being ^8664. 



