1889J BUILDING THE NEW KENNELS. 145 



rent (100?. a year) to tlieinselves severally. In order to got away from the 

 lawytn's. the committee nMnoved the hounds to temporary kennels at 

 Wellesbourne, where they remained for the seas(m, 183(5-7. They were then 

 removed to Siratford-on-Avon, and remained there two seasons, 1837-8 and 

 1838-9; bnt this Incality was fonnd so very inconvenient, it being' quite on 

 the extreme outside of the country, that a strenuous appeal was made to the 

 public, and ultimately funds were raised and the buildinof erected at Kineton, 

 that the estahlishment now occupies as the freehold of the Hunt. The first 

 stone of these bnihliug's was laid on the 27th of July, 1839. and the whole 

 estaldi.shment — men. women, children, hcn'ses, and hounds — took up their 

 abode in thi'in on the 19th of October. Althouo^h a sp.ice of only twelve 

 weeks had been occupied in their erection, there was not a single cold 

 eauirht by man. horse, or hound, and this circumstance is mentioned as it 

 was thougOit impossiV)le l)y so many at the time to build and to season them 

 for occupation in so short a period. The whole of tlie haulage of material 

 was done by the fainiers of the country, and to^ their credit be it. said, that 

 on the first day that their assistance was asked there were sixty-one waggons 

 with ionr, five, and even six horses in some, all on the giound togttlu r. In 

 the whole there was 525 days' haulage, with teams of the aboA'e description, 

 contriliuted l)y the farmers. The land, two acres, was given by Georg-e 

 Lncy. Esq.. and the conveyance thereof is also subsequently printed for 

 the information of all subscribers. The total cost of the buildings and 

 property as it now exists was : 



On account of matei'ial and labour, including roads, "] £' s. d. 

 drains, fences, fixtui-es, and kennel furniture. Also. / 

 including bOl. allowed to Mr. Thornhill for fixtures [ 2623 6 

 that were in reality Avorn out before the hounds came 



to Kineton 



The haulage, as above given by the farmers, and valued at 525 



The land given l)y Mr. Lucy, and valued at 200 



Law expen.ses of conveyance 16 10 



£•3364 10 6 



Mr. Holden. as bi'fore stated, had for the first three years the mauag-ement 

 of tlie fund appropriated to the stud. This fund was raised by shares of 251. 

 each : it was arranged that the stud should be sold at the end of three years, 

 and that it should be tlien o])tional on the part of any gentleman to go on 

 with his .stock or to claim his money. The stud was consequently sold in the 

 sjjring of 1839, and the ])articulars of the sale appear forward. At this time 

 Mr. Holden retired, and Mr. Tliornhill took the management, he being also 

 deputed master of the hounds. Under his auspices, tlie fund became con- 

 verted from its original pur])ose to the joint object of providing a stud, and 

 of building kennels, without any limit being set for the after division of it 

 among the subscribers as before. This, however, is to some extent provided 

 for by the deed of conveyance, and to which I must refer you for further 

 information. In the middle of the season 184.0-4.1, Mr. Thornliill gave up the 

 management in consequence of ill-health, and it fell to the lot of your humljle 

 .servant to succeed him ; he thinks, therefore, that he may as well here 

 commence his statement of the management of the fund, as it appears to him 

 upon a careful inspection of the bank and other accounts. 



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