This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1908. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Bellingham became a Master of Fox Hounds by succeeding Mr. Musters in the Badsworth country. It is needless to say anything about that famous sportsman Mr. Musters, who was then acknowledged to be at the head of his profession, and if he had been as zealous in the details of the kennel as in those of the field, would have had a reputation second to none in England at that time; as it was, Musters was a difficult Master to follow. Sir Bellingham appears to have hunted the Badsworth country for two years, and apparently with success. He hunted his hounds himself, with Jack Richards as first and Kit Atkinson as second whipper-in. Both these good servants remained until he took the Quorn six years later, when Jack returned to Badsworth as huntsman, and Kit was promoted to the same post in Worcestershire. Kit's chief mission was to make young horses into hunters, in which duty he was very capable, being a good horseman, endowed with excellent hands, and weighing only nine stone. There was a good illustration of Kit's nerve later in the Atherstone country where he was riding a mare which had shown no signs of making a hunter throughout her six years, and had given him some very bad falls. Kit, however, would not give up hope, and declared that "she was sure to make a good one some day." The hounds got into Annesley deer park later on, when Kit came to the pales first and cleared them, getting well over before anyone else had a try. It was in 1816 (during his Badsworth period) that Sir Bellingham won the St. Leger with a mare called the Duchess, by Cardinal York, and it was in 1817 that he left the Badsworth to commence his Mastership of the Atherstone country, which he held for three years. The Atherstone Hunt included a large tract of country which had seen many chan...
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