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that you will have, and that is that at a time when 

 all hounds have improved very rapidly, and are 

 considered to have made more progress than any- 

 thing else in the last twelve years, the Belvoir are 

 still standing quite alone in appearance, and doing 

 every kennel good that goes to them." 



A testimonial befitting the occasion was set on 

 foot by Mr. James Hutchinson, nearly £1300 

 being subscribed by Frank Gillard's admirers, in 

 addition to a silver ink-stand presented by the 

 ladies of the hunt. The presentation was made 

 at the Grantham Show during the summer by Sir 

 William E. Welby Gregory, "the father of the 

 hunt," who, in a sympathetic speech, awakened 

 many memories of a glorious past. He said : 

 "Frank Gillard, the hunt is grateful to you for your 

 untiring and successful efforts to show them sport, 

 to consult their convenience, and to meet their 

 wishes in every way. They are proud of the way 

 in which you have kept up the reputation of the 

 pack, and maintained the traditions that have been 

 handed down to you from the days of Newman, 

 Shaw, Goosey, Goodall, and Cooper, under whom 

 you began your career. Of the personal qualities 

 which you have brought to bear on the execution 

 of your duties, the best testimony lies in the con- 

 tinuance of that cordial spirit and kindly feeling 

 towards fox-hunting which has existed so univer- 

 sally throughout the Belvoir country for so long. 

 This testimonial, which I am about to present to 

 you, is only one of innumerable proofs of the extent 

 of that cordial and kind feeling, and of the great 



