1826] THE HUNT CLUB STAETED. 83 



From the Sporting Magazine, February, 1828 : 



Jolm Warde, altliougli ho is seventy-eight years iiext birthday, says he will 

 give 1000 guiueas for half his old pack back again if they will give him 

 1500?. towards expenses. 



The Warwickshire Hunt Club was first established on 

 November 8th, 18.26, when a meeting took place at the 

 Warwick Arms. Present : William Hay, Edward Sheldon, 

 John Knightley, Evelyn J. Shirley, John Townsend, Joseph 

 Townsend, J. Boultbee, J. Drinkwater, E. Bolton King, 

 Eev. Robert Barnard, and Sir Grrey Skipwith, Bart. It 

 was resolved — (1) That the meetings should be held at the 

 White Lion, Stratford-on-Avon ; _(2) That gentlemen to 

 the number of thirty be in^dted to become members of 

 the club, and that every addition to that number be made 

 by ballot ; (8) That the sum of six guineas be paid by each 

 member ; (4) That there shall be a club dinner on the third 

 Wednesday in November, December, January, February, 

 and March in each year, and that every member who shall 

 not dine with the club once in the season shall pay a fine 

 of one guinea ; (5) That every member intending to dine 

 shall give notice to the innkeeper on or before the Sunday 

 preceding the day of the dinner, or pay a fine of ^s. to 

 the club, and that if a member, after ha\T.ng given notice, 

 shall not attend, he shall pay 7*. 6^. to the innkeeper ; 

 (6) That each member may introduce at dinner two fi-iends 

 every day ; he will be expected to give the innkeeper the 

 earliest notice of his intention to do so, and will also be 

 responsible for the expenses of his friends there ; (7) A 

 ball and supper shall be given in the month of January 

 every year ; the day shall be fixed at the first meeting of 

 the club, of which each member shall receive due notice, 

 and at the same time shall be requested to apply to the 

 committee for the number of tickets which he shall 

 require for himself and party at least fourteen days 

 previous to the day appointed for it ; for any number 

 above six he shall pay 10.5-. per ticket ; (8) The committee 

 shall order a sufficient quantity of claret and sherry for the 

 five annual dinners of the club, for the exclusive use of the 



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