42 HUNTING REMINISCENCES 



total absence of scent ! On the Pytchley side the 

 same morning the ground lay four inches deep in 

 snow, but the Duke's territory, on the contrary, was 

 a foot deep in dust, and in spite of Gillard's untiring 

 efforts no sport resulted. Amongst a large and 

 distinguished field out to meet the Prince were 

 Colonel Kingscote, JNIaster of the Horse, Colonel 

 Ellis, equerry, INIr. Knollys, private secretary. Sir 

 Frederick Johnstone, Lord Grey de AVilton, INIr. 

 Gilmour, INIessrs. Behrens, Captain Boyce, INIr. 

 Henry Chaplin, INIr. Ernest Chaplin, Captain 

 Coventry, Lord Calthorpe, Colonel Forester, INIajor 

 Paynter, Captain the Hon. Henry INIolyneux, 

 Captain Riddell, Captain Barclay, Captain King, 

 Captain Pennell Elmhirst, and Mr. Chapman. 



The season's sport was much hindered by 

 weather with hard going at the commencement and 

 finish. There was a long stop for frost, and the 

 cold was so intense that twenty-six degrees were 

 registered in the Belvoir gardens on the last day of 

 the year. The number of hunting days was 116, 

 the number of foxes killed 140, and 48 marked to 

 o-round. 



FoRRARD Away. 



