THE ESSEX HUNT CLUB. 17/ 



held at the Cock Hotel, Epping, instead of at Harlow, 

 in consequence of the death of Mr. Perry Watlington. 

 The master consented to remain in office for another 

 season ; and it was resolved to take into consideration a 

 plan for the formation of an Association, to be called "The 

 Esse.x Hunt Club"; and a Committee was appointed to 

 prepare rules and elect original members. The Committee 

 consisted of Sir H. Selwin-Ibbetson, Mr. Deacon, Sir 

 Lumley Graham, Lieut. -Colonel Lockwood, the Rev. 

 Frederick Fane, Mr. Frederick Green, Mr. f. V. Walmsley, 

 Mr. A. J. Edwards, Mr. Robert Wood, and Mr. Hervey 

 Foster. The original members of the Club were about 

 seventy in number ; and included, besides the above 

 Committee, Messrs. John Archer Houblon, Edward Ball, 

 Robert Ball, Pemberton Barnes, and R. Y. Bevan, Lord 

 Brooke, Messrs. Andrew Caldecott, George and Arthur 

 Capel Cure, the Rev. Lawrence Capel Cure, Lord 

 Eustace Cecil, Messrs. R. B. Colvin, O. E. Coope, G. H. 

 Dawson, H. H. Elder, Howard Fowler, C. E. Green, 

 Lieut.-Colonel Howard, Messrs. Chisenhale Marsh, John 

 Pelly, Leonard Pelly, C. E. Ridley, W. T. Roffey, 

 J. Sands, \V. H. Sewell, A. Suart, Major Tait, Major 

 Tower, Messrs. C. H. J. Tower, E. N. Tufnell, T. 

 Usborne, H. Vigne, A. Waters, General Lockwood, &c. 



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