(fh George Beers, -Huntsman. 



further comment was, " I daresay he will be sorry 

 enough, so I shall not say anything to him ; it was 

 my fault for not taking the hounds away sooner. 

 As a caution, let me add that I have known three 

 hounds killed in that way.'^ 



The last purchase of hounds not being a success 

 another lot was bought, containing twenty-nine 

 couples, from Yorkshire. Beers was sent for them, 

 and brought them by rail ; when they arrived at 

 the station two couples were found to be worried, 

 and during the first night at the kennels, the 

 same fate befell one and a half couple more. Not- 

 withstanding these losses it was a very useful lot, 

 and there were some famous hounds in it. 



Bob Ward was now leaving to go to Mr. J. 

 Gerard Leigh of Luton Hoo. Tom Carr was 

 promoted to be first whipper-in, in which capacity 

 he was a success. 



Lord Southampton did not hunt so regularly as 

 before, consequently Beers did more in the open. 

 He found and killed the first fox from Woodford 

 New Covert ; it was a ring, and a good one. No 

 one went better than George on a lovely chesnut 

 horse. The hounds passed Byfield on the right, 

 also the reservoir, bore to the right over Priors 

 Marston, round Catesby, and to the right of 

 Shuckborough ; still bearing right-handed over 



