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Robert Feel, at that time at Oxford, was out on the same 

 day, and havino- been introduced to Squire Little, expressed 

 ^reat admiration of liis horse, and asked for his pedigree, 

 which was given him ; and Sir Robert then said, " May I 

 ask what his name is?" The Squire's countenance at once 

 expressed displeasure, and he replied, " Name, do you want 

 to know his name r T call him 'Apostate' after your 



— — father." Squire Little was a thorough going- Tory, 



and he had never forgiven the late Sir liobert Peel for 

 having repealed the Corn Laws. On another occasion the 

 Squire got into a railway carriage, in which only one other 

 gentleman was travelling, and found that both windows 

 were shut ; he asked to be allowed to open one of them , 

 but his request was refused, so, without further ado, he put 

 his uml)i-('lla through the window^ next which his fellow 

 passenger was sitting ! 



Mr. Darwin Galton, of Edstone Hall and Claverdon 

 Leys, hunted for more than thirty years with the Warw^ick- 

 shire hounds. He was a genuine sportsman and a good 

 rider, and a thoroughly representative country gentleman 

 and a great favourite with all who knew" him. We are 

 much indebted to him for extracts from his hunting diary 

 and other information. He was a very good authority on 

 all matters connected with agriculture, and had some of the 

 best jDedi^iee stock, of which there was no better judge. 



Mr. Bolton King was one of the oldest and best 

 supporters of the AYarwickshire Hunt, and hunted for more 

 than thirty years with the hounds, up to the age of seventy. 

 He lived at Chadshunt, and was for a long period secretary 

 to the Hunt. He was a hard rider, and a good horseman, 

 always knowing what hounds were doing, and not over 

 riding them ; he could ride on any sort of horse as near 

 them as possible. He was well known and much liked 

 amongst the fannci-s, and he represented South Warwick- 

 shire for a short period in Parliament. Towards the close 

 of his career he had many bad falls (one over a croquet 

 hoop, a game he d^^'tested), and broke many bones, but he 

 was game to the last. Of him it can be truly said that he 



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