CHAPTER V. 



The Essex Hunt {Continued) — Mr. Henley George 

 Greaves and his Huntsman, John Treadwell. 



Upon the death of the Squire of Copt Hall the 

 Mastership of the Essex Hounds was undertaken by Mr. 

 Henley George Greaves, who had seen sport in many 

 counties. He was about thirty-five years of age, and 

 rode wonderfully straight to hounds, though even at that 

 early age his weight was enormous. He had been Master 

 of the Cottesmore for five seasons, living at Cottesmore 

 Hall, and had then removed to Harrington Hall and taken 

 the Southwold Hounds. In consequence of numerous 

 blank days he left Lincolnshire at the end of his first 

 season and came into Esse.x. He and his family lived at 

 Marden Ash, Ongar, while his horses and hounds were 

 lodged at Myless, where Mr. Sheffield Neave's stag- 

 hounds had formerly been kennelled and where Mr. 

 Harding Newman had been. 



