306 THE ESSEX FOXHOUNDS. 



Pigott, who had hunted a portion of the East Essex 

 and Essex Union countries." 



The kennels at Puckeridge were built for Mr. Han- 

 bury, and he continued to hunt the county until 1832. 

 Next came Lord Petre, grandfather of the present lord. 

 As stated in our account of the Essex Union, he hunted 

 the Puckeridge for three seasons, and then returned to 

 Essex. He was succeeded by Mr. John Dalyell, from 

 Fifeshire, for three seasons, and then in 1838 Mr. John 

 Archer Houblon, of Hallingbury Place, purchased the 

 hounds and installed Mr. Nicholas Parry as master. Mr. 

 Parry afterwards became the owner of the hounds and 

 retained the mastership until the year 1875. He devoted 

 nearly a lifetime to hound breeding, and the excellence 

 of the Puckeridge pack was chiefly due to the care which 

 he bestowed upon it. In 1875 Mr. Parry sold the hounds 

 to the late Mr. Gosling, who hunted the whole country 

 until 1885, and from that date hunted a portion only until 

 1890. In 1890 a committee purchased the hounds, which 

 were hunted under the name of the Herts and Essex. 

 Disputes arose, into which it is needless to enter. Happily 

 in 1894, under the guidance of Mr. E. S. Bowlby (one of 

 the joint masters of the Essex Hounds), a most amicable 

 arrangement was made, viz., that the Hon. L. J. Bathurst, 



