CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



Early Days 



A Tribute to Fox-hunting — Frank Gillard's Fame as a Hound-Breeder 

 — The Belvoir and the Brocklesby — The Points of the Belvoir 

 Blood — Frank Gillard's Qualities — His Early Life in Devonshire, 

 and Arrival at Belvoir — The Sixth Duke of Rutland and Lord 

 Forester — Mr. Henry Chaplin, M.P., Master of the Burton — 

 Anecdotes — Lord Forester and old Will Goodall — Huntsman to 

 Mr. John Chaworth Musters, the South Notts and Quorn — Mr. 

 Musters' horse Valesmau — The hunters Lady Gray and Methodist — 

 Colonel Burnaby, M.P.— Mr. Tailby, M.F.H.— Sporting Parsons, 

 the Rev. H. Houson, the Rev. Desborowe, Rev. Thomas Heath- 

 cote — Rev. Waters — Rev. King — Rev. T. Bullen — Rev. John Cal- 

 craft. Rev. R. Sharpe, the Rev. W. Newcome, Rev. J. P. Younge, 

 Rev. Banks Wright — the Rev. G. Carter — Verses by Mr. Parke of 

 Stragglethorpe — Fathers of the Hunt . . . Page 1 



CHAPTER H 



Spobt in the Sixties 



The Origin of Frank's Diary — Blowing the Duke's Horn for the first 

 Time — About Hunting-horns — A Pattern Horn — Colonel John 

 Reeve of Bulby Hall — Sir Thomas Whichcote — Mr. Chaworth 

 Musters and his Ancestors ; his Prowess in the Field^ — The Quorn 

 and Belvoir countries compared — Fatal Accident to a Quorn 

 Whipper-in — Mr. John Coupland succeeds Mr. Musters to the 

 Quorn — Mr. Gaskin of Sysonby Lodge — About the Planting and 

 Keeping of Fox Coverts — Advice given to Frank Gillard by Mr. 

 Musters and the Duke of Rutland . . . Page 15 



