134 THE ESSEX FOXHOUNDS. 



is entitled to wear the Hunt Button by invitation of the 

 master. The same right has been conferred upon Lady 

 Warwick by her election to the Hunt Club. 



During this second season (1858-9) the weather 

 was more open, and there were not so many blank 

 days, yet scent was deplorably bad, and so in one 

 way and another the tale of sport was not great. 



On February 5th, 1859, the master, after tendering 

 his resignation at the Annual Meeting of the Hunt, drew 

 Latton and Harlow Parks, Canes Wood, Envilles, 

 Brick-kilns and Man Wood all blank, and it was 

 necessary to go so far afield as Row Wood in order 

 to find a fox. 



Mr. Arkwright's resignation was fortunately with- 

 drawn ; Charles Barwick was superseded as huntsman 

 by Tom Wilson, and the season 1859-60 brought with 

 it better sport. 



A good day's sport is recorded as having attended on 

 the opening meet at Matching Green on the unusually 

 early date of October 31st, 1859, while other good runs 

 took place on January 28th, i860, from Canes Wood (a 

 covert whence one of the few good runs of the previous 

 season began) ; on February 4th, from Kelvedon Hall, and 

 again on March 14th, from Man Wood to Skreens. Of 



