HUNTING COVERT-OWNERS. 22 1 



Amongst county magnates, Colonel Lockwood oc- 

 casionally lightens his Parliamentary labours with a 

 day's hunting, and when hounds visit Down Hall, Lord 

 Rookwood bids defiance to "Old Father Time," and 

 returns to the saddle. 



Sir Charles Cunliffe Smith has two sons to represent 

 him, and Sir Thomas F"owcll Buxton comes out to see 

 hounds draw the Warlies coverts when he is not called 

 away by a Colonial Governorship. His nephew, Mr. 

 Gerald Buxton, of Birch Hall, Theydon Bois, with his wife 

 and three sisters from Knighton, are often out and always 

 well placed when hounds run. Mr. A. J. Edwards hunts 

 from Beech Hill Park near Waltham Abbey, and will, we 

 trust, be joined by his neighbour, Mr. Richard Beale 

 Colvin and his wife, Lady Gwendoline {ne'e Rous), now 

 that they have established themselves at Monkhams. Our 

 list of hunting covert owners would be incomplete were we 

 not to mention Mr. Chisenhale Marsh, though we wish 

 that his cheery voice was heard in the hunting field as often 

 as on the beautiful polo ground which he has, for the last 

 thirteen years, generously provided for the " West Essex 

 Polo Club " at Gaynes Park. 



The occupiers of land have for their " Nestor" a fine 

 old sportsman, Mr. George Hart, of "Canes," Harlow, of 



