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efface the memory of the past two seasons. Mr. Musters 

 was nothing if not thorough, and in place of the very 

 casual system which had been in vogue in the late 

 marquis's time, punctuality, order, and strict attention 

 to detail reigned supreme ; while those who had been 

 accustomed to ride rough-shod over the hounds, and 

 do all manner of things that they ought not to do, 

 were very much kept in order by Mr. Musters, who 

 never hesitated when necessary to strongly enforce his 

 claims. 



Mr. Ernest Chaplin, of Brooksby Hall, assisted by 

 a practical farmer, Mr. Thomas Wright, managed the 

 coverts, so it was no wonder that matters in connection 

 with the Ouorn Hunt showed a great improvement. 

 There were, of course, some bad days ; but as a kind 

 of foretaste of what was to come, the Ouorn had a really 

 brilliant run during cub-hunting from Crosley Spinneys, 

 a place not far from Leicester. Hounds ran hard by 

 the town, and killed near Glenfield. The first twenty 

 minutes was at racing pace, and then came rather steady 

 hunting to the finish of the run. Since then many good 

 runs were brought off, and the Melton brigade made 

 no complaint, while the Market Harborough division 

 took every opportunity of joining Mr. Musters, to par- 

 ticipate in the many good things which came off. The 

 November of 1868 brought with it a lack of scent, but 

 in December things improved, and several good runs 

 came off. 



Although Mr. Musters rode between seventeen and 

 eighteen stone, his weight never stopped him, for he 

 rode well up to his hounds, while Lord Wilton (then 

 nearly seventy years of age) went most brilliantly all the 

 season through up to the time of his accident. Mr. 

 Burbidge, too, another veteran, was always prominent 

 in every good run, and Lord Calthorpe, Lord Royston, 

 Sir Frederick Johnstone, and Mr. Chaplin, one and all 



