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and some others to call a meeting of owners of coverts 

 and others interested in hunting the two divisions of the 

 country, to consider whether it was expedient to make 

 any, and if so what, alterations in the boundaries of 

 the two countries hunted by Lord Stamford and Mr. 

 Tailby. This brought forth an explanation from Lord 

 Stamford. 



As the circumstances relating to my giving up the hounds 

 have met with various interpretations, I will briefly state the facts, 

 in order that those gentlemen connected with the Hunt may see 

 how I have been situated. About two years since I was informed 

 that the covert fund could not be raised ; and at that time I hinted 

 if such were the case another season I should be obliged to 

 relinquish the mastership of the Ouorn hounds. This year the 

 committee made known to me, through one of its members, that 

 they would be obliged to give notice to the owners of coverts of 

 their intention of giving them up, owing to the lack of funds and 

 the unwillingness of the gentlemen of the Hunt to subscribe. I 

 felt that I could no longer act as master of the Quorn hounds, and 

 gave notice to that effect. Within the last fortnight, however, a 

 deputation from the committee, consisting of Messrs. Farnham, 

 Herrick, and Clowes, came to me and entered into an explanation 

 showing satisfactorily that the whole difficulty arose from a want 

 of exertion on the part of the committee in not applying for 

 subscriptions at the right time, and exonerating the gentlemen of 

 the Hunt from any sordid motives. On hearing this, and being 

 assured by them that in future no such obstacle should occur, I 

 considered I could not do less than continue to hunt the country 

 as before, and I feel happy to think that the differences be- 

 tween myself and the committee have come to such a favourable 

 termination. 



There is not much else to record in connection with 

 the closing days of the season 1 860-6 1, except that 

 in March 1861 the Hon. A. Coventry, while riding to 

 covert in company with Miss and Mr. Arthur Coventry, 

 broke his leg by coming in contact with a stout stake 

 in a small fence over which the party were making 

 a short cut. After meeting at Beeby on All Fools' 



