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procession was characteristic, " This is a sorry meet, 

 sir ! " On one occasion only, and that in the 

 summer of '92, did he attend such a ceremony in 

 scarlet, the funeral of Mr. Nicolas John Charlton, 

 of Chilwell Hall, Notts. It will be remembered 

 by those who were there as one of the most 

 picturesque and touching sights they ever witnessed. 

 The coffin, covered with a scarlet cloth, was con- 

 veyed in a farm waggon drawn by a white horse, 

 the sides of the vehicle being decked with blooming 

 gorse. Upon the coffin, which bore a large number 

 of wreaths made of flowers and gorse, the deceased's 

 hunting-whip and spurs were placed, and he was 

 carried to his last resting-place in the green and 

 leafy churchyard of Attenborough by fifteen hunt 

 servants in scarlet, representative of the Belvoir, 

 Quorn, Rufford, South Notts, and Badsworth 

 kennels. 



Mange was an evil that had to be reckoned with 

 this season, as many as five litters of cubs being 

 destroyed in the home coverts. The best of the 

 entry this season were Harlequin, Noble, Phillis, 

 Sensitive, Skilful, Tapster, Trueman, and Tempest. 

 Perhaps of these, the hound that eventually did 

 the pack most good was Tapster by Pirate — 

 Twinkle. He greatly pleased Will Dale, who came 

 with Lord Yarborough from Brocklesby to enjoy 

 a morning's cub-hunting, and was not slow to note 

 Tapster in his work. Poor fellow, he met his fate 

 in 1897, being run over on the hue at Ancaster 

 Station, where he had returned to meet "the 

 special," which was then an institution. 



