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because on a previous occasion they had voted for him 

 (Mr. Frewen). The duke added that he should very- 

 much like to have the name and address of any person 

 who had been so treated. 



Frank Gillard, who hunted for him (Mr. Musters) in 

 Leicestershire, and afterwards became the famous hunts- 

 man of the Belvoir, had a long career with hounds. 1 



Mr. Musters's first season chanced to be a very good 

 scenting one, consequently a great deal of excellent sport 

 was enjoyed. 



Mr. Storey of Lockington, when the subject of the 

 Quorn sport was raised, used chaffingly to say that if 

 Mr. Musters could not show sport he did not know who 

 could, seeing that he had three huntsmen on his establish- 

 ment ; he himself was one, Frank Gillard was another, 

 and John Machin, 2 who had formerly hunted the Rufford, 



1 In 1857 he was huntsman and whipper-in to Captain Willett's harriers, 

 the captain hunting a country round Monkleigh, in North Devon ; but after 

 two years' experience of hare-hunting (that is to say, in 1859) he became 

 second whip to the Hon. Mark Rolle, and then came to the Belvoir as second 

 whipper-in. In 1863 he became first whipper-in, James Cooper being the 

 huntsman, and in 1867 Gillard left Rutlandshire to go to Mr. Musters, who 

 was then hunting the South Notts country, succeeding Ben Boothroyd as 

 first whipper-in and kennel huntsman. When Mr. Musters took the Quorn 

 in 1868, Gillard went with him, and hunted the bitch pack two days a week 

 on the Melton side, the master taking the forest side on the other two days 

 with the dog hounds. Gillard then hunted for a short time under Mr. Coup- 

 land, but almost before he had settled down the Belvoir were in want of a 

 huntsman, so the Duke of Rutland offered him the place, as he had made 

 his mark when whipping-in to that pack. There was necessarily some 

 difficulty about terminating his engagement with Mr. Coupland, but that 

 gentleman, on being appealed to by the duke, at once released Gillard, who 

 hunted the pack from that time down to 1896, when Sir Gilbert Greenall 

 became master, and engaged Ben Capell, from the Blankney, as huntsman. 



2 John Machin, in his best days a first-class horseman, went in 1861 to 

 the Rufford as first whipper-in, and he subsequently became huntsman ; 

 but leaving there in 1868 he was first whipper-in to the Quorn under Mr. 

 Musters, and there he stayed two seasons, his successor being Thomas 

 Wiggins. His next place was as huntsman to the Ticklam foxhounds up 

 to 1872, from which date he discharged the same duty in connection with 

 the Pytchley for three years. Machin then set up as a horse-breaker, and 

 for a time was very successful, for he had a good stock of patience and fine 

 hands. The year 1878 saw him again with hounds — as huntsman to the 



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