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CHAPTER XI 



Season 1881-82 



Trojan kills a Fox single-handed — Heathcote Covert — Heathcote 

 Hunters^ Blue Stockings, Janette, and Miss Coates — Hunting in 

 a Hurricane at Aswarby — Sir Thomas Whichcote's Pony — Will 

 Tidey, the hard-riding Keeper — Mr. Ashmead Bartlett Burdett- 

 Coutts joins the Hunt — A quick burst in Leicestershire — Good 

 Days — Folkingham Big Gorse— Accident to the Rev. Thomas 

 Heathcote— Buying Horses without seeing them — Berserker the 

 Hunter Sire — Mr. "Banker" Hardy — A Run Fox killed by Grey- 

 hounds—The gamest Fox ever hunted — Arthur Wilson swims the 

 AVTiissendine — Devonshire and Leicestershire Rivers compared — 

 Will Wells and Arthur Wilson across Country — Will Wells' 

 Testimonial ...... Page 151 



CHAPTER XII 



Seasons 1882-83 and 1883-84 



All the Elements of Danger, Steam, Teeth, and Water — The Hunter 

 " Belvoir Grey Bob " and his end — The fastest Dart of the Season 

 — Lord Grey de Wilton breaks his Leg — Runs from Costou Covert 

 — Tom Chambers the old second Horseman — The Horse Gameboy 

 — Mr. Tom Hutchinson down but not dismayed — A good Run and 

 Mrs. Cecil Chaplin presented with the Brush — Gillard breaks his 

 Leg driving the Hound Van home — Letters of Condolence — Mr. 

 George Lane Fox on Hound-breeding — Acting the Good Samaritan 

 and its Consequences — Harry Bonner the Whip — Mr. Merthyr and 

 Lady Guest — The great Day of the best Season on record — A good 

 Leicestershire Hunt — Horses go in for Swimming — Sir Thomas 

 Whichcote begs a Mask — A fine Field of Ash Wednesday Horse- 

 men ....... Page 165 



CHAPTER XIII 



Season 1884-85 



The Hound Gambler described, and his Measurements — Canon 

 Kingsley's Description — The Hound Gameboy — Cub -hunting 

 Notes — George Carter the Fitzwilliam Huntsman, and the Puppies 

 by Rubican — Arthur Wilson gets stuck in the Smite — The Belvoir 

 and Quorn Gallop ; Rivalry and the Kill — The Brush of the 

 Belvoir and Quorn Fox — The Rauceby Pink Wedding — The 



