The Quorn Hunt : the Accustomed Places of Meeting, With Distances From Railway Stations
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The gratitude of sportsmen was due to him for many a gallant fox and many a good run. Nor has this been forgotten. A handsome gold snuff-box, equivalent in weight to lOO guineas, pre- sented to his father, has descended as an heirloom and a pleasing memento of olden times. A costly candelabrum was the graceful tribute of Sir Richard Sutton. More recently, in April 1863, the apprecia- tion of the country was most significantly displayed by the presentation of plate to the value of 200 sovereigns..., as an appropriate compliment to Mr Cradock. It comprises a large silver salver, two pairs of candle- sticks, and a pair of stands or epergnes, with raised dishes for fruit or flowers, beau- tifully embossed and frosted. On the base of one of the stands is a beautiful group of a fox with her cubs, and on the other a THE QUORN HUNT. 47 hound IS exemplified running with a breast- high scent. The salver bears an inscription denoting the purpose : — " Presented (with other plate) to Thomas Cradock, Esq., by noblemen and gentlemen of the Quorn Hunt, in testimony of their appreciation of his zealous and Qrratuitous services as trea- surer and secretary to the Hunt for a period of upwards of twenty-three years.
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