30 Tally ho. 



Parker, and Creyke, I felt perfectly satisfied that I 

 should have an exceedingly good time of it at the 

 George. " Passato il fiume e scordato il santo " — the 

 journey is over, my troubles by the way are forgotten, 

 and whilst smoking a cigar before a blazing fire I 

 inquire who is to be found at Melton this season. 

 First I learn that the Earl of Wilton, with his 

 Countess, are shortly expected to arrive at his lord- 

 ship's hunting-box, Egerton Lodge, which he has 

 occupied for forty years or more; but I hear with 

 great regret that, owing to failing health, it is doubt- 

 ful whether this veteran sportsman will be found in the 

 saddle during the present season, though his presence 

 at the meets is looked forward to, where he will 

 doubtless put in an appearance on wheels. The only 

 names 1 recognise amongst the number famihar to 

 me in early days as frequenters of Melton are those 

 of Lord Wilton, Mr. Gilmour, and Mr. Burbige. 



Next I ascertain that Lord Grey de Wilton resides 

 at North Lodge, Lord Wolverton at Park House, 

 having left his noble pack of bloodhounds for a while, 

 exchanging the pursuit of the stag for that of the 

 fox, in order to contrast the sharp bursts across the 

 grass in Leicestershire with the clinking runs of his 

 own " country ; " Lord Carington at the Manor 

 House, the Earl of Wicklow at Wicklow Lodge, Sir 

 Beaumont and Lady Florence Dixie at Sysonby 

 Lodge, Colonel Williams at what was formerly the 

 Old Club, the Messrs. Behrens at Newport Lodge, 

 occupying the stables originally built by '' Lyne 

 Stevens,'^ with a stud of forty-one horses, all told, of 

 which I shall make mention hereafter ; Captain 

 Farley Turner at Wartnaby Hall, Captain Boyce in 



