Index. 



Russell (Rev. John) 



Lord Poltimore's estimate of, 26S 

 His example gives impetus to fox- 

 hunting-, 270 

 Parts with his last pack, 271 

 A master in woodcraft, 271 

 His love of Staghunting-, 272 

 Attends the meets for 62 years, 273 

 Accounts of Staghunting, 277-290 

 Reserves three bitches at the dis- 

 posal of the original pack of 

 Staghounds, 274 

 Helps a barrister from an Exmoor 



bog, 2S2 

 Letter concerning, in 83rd year, 



292 

 At the Dunster Tenants ball, 293 

 Letter concerning him by S. 



Lucas, 294 

 Rescues a man from stag, 298 

 Doctors an injured hound, 300 

 Kindness to young people and 

 ladies in the hunting field, 305-7 

 Upon wheels, an unusual sight, 31 1 

 Holds aloof from cock fighting 



and horse racing, 316 

 Acts as judge of hounds, 316 

 Invited to meet the Prince of 



Wales at De\onport, 31S 

 At Marham Hall, 319 

 Invited to Sandringham, 320 

 Second visit to Sandringham, 321 

 Dances in the New Year with the 



Princess, 324 

 Anecdotes of his stay at Sand- 

 ringham, 321-327 

 Preaches before their Royal 



Highnesses, 327 

 Letter from the Prince of Wales 

 on the death of Mrs. Russell, 328 

 \'isits Sandringham again, 2,J,Z 

 Another visit to Sandringham, 342 

 Made Honorary Governor of N. 



Devon Hospital, 330 

 Chaplain to Sheriff of Corn wall, 330 

 Thrown from his horse, 331 

 His epigrammatic style of con- 

 versation, 2>:i2, 

 Recollections Blundell's School. 336 

 Is offered the Living of Black 

 Torrington, 337 



Russell (Rev. John) 



Testimonial on leaving Swym- 

 bridge, 33S 



Invited to meet the Prince of 

 Wales at Dunster, 339 



At the meet of the Ouorn, 339 



Visits Bath, 340 



At Ascot, 341 



Taken ill, 343 



Death and Funeral, 345 

 Russell (Mrs.), 148; interposes on 



behalf of the hounds, 200 ; leads 



the Field, 244 ; Death of, 328 



SAINT HUBERT'S HALL, 198 



Sam, Russell's Jack of all work, 164 



Sanger (John), eccentric yeoman, 1 13 



Savile of Oaklands, 143 



Seccombe of Seccombe, 127 



Seymour (A. E.), \"icar of Barn- 

 staple, 66 



Sleeman, Russell's curate, license 

 revoked for hunting, 204 



Sleeman, round robin in his favour, 205 



Smale of Thorn, 127 



Smith (Assheton) possessed a fas- 

 cination over hounds, 209 



Smith (Squeaker), on the Christ 

 Church drag, 52 



Smith (Mrs.) of the 'Ship,' Porlock, 

 and Squire Tamlyn, 86 



South Molton : Russell settles there 

 in, 71 



South Molton Club formed, 237 ; the 

 Club's first fixture, 242 ; flourishes 

 under Russell, 245 ; Members and 

 Supporters of, 248 ; Horse Auc- 

 tions at, 249 ; sociality of the 

 Meetings, 256, 262 



Sparring Match in Denne's rooms, 33 



Sportsmen famous in Devon, loi 



Square (Tom), hanged for sheep 

 stealing, 125 



Staghounds: Masters of the, 273 



Staghounds : The original pack 

 goes to Germany, 274 



Stawell (Rev. W. B.), nominates 

 Russell to the Curacy of George 

 Nympton, 64 



Stover pack of dwarf fox hounds, 90 



Swymbridge, 190, 338 



