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pack reminded me of Lord Southampton's pack 

 of bitches which I used to Hke so much. 



After hunting the country so successful!}^, and 

 keeping the hounds up to perfection, Lord 

 Chesham resigned, and was succeeded by Mr. 

 Colville Smith. The prices obtained for the stud 

 proved clearly how well the thing had been carried 

 on. It has remained an unsettled point which of 

 the three Masters was the most popular — Lord 

 Valentia, Lord Chesham, or the much-beloved Sir 

 Algernon Peyton. Wilson was a great success as 

 huntsman, and, as far as my knowledge carried 

 me, his condition, and his manner of hunting his 

 foxes by accounting for them so well, w^ere worthy 

 of high commendation, and it is certain that the 

 present Bicester huntsman. Will Cox, may look 

 back to Wilson, as Frank Beers did to his father, 

 and be very thankful that he had such an in- 

 structor ; and also such a clever man as Lord 

 Chesham to form a pack of hounds for his master 

 in his youth. 



Having had the pleasure of visiting the Bicester 

 country for fifty seasons, I have had some insight 

 into the happy manner in which the whole thing 

 has been conducted. Many of the proprietors 

 were good sportsmen, such as Sir Algernon 

 Peyton and Mr. Harrison. Mr. Tubb, the worthy 



