HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



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day after his arrival he bought another hunter 

 for twenty-five sovereigns, borrowed a third, and 

 engaged a huntsman and whipper-in. Next 

 day he tells how he rode over the first wall he 

 ever jumped. The opening Meet, postponed 

 in consequence of the death of Lord Fitz- 

 harding, took place at Andoversford on October 

 20th, in the presence of a field of 150 riders. 

 It was not without some misgivings that the new 

 Master gave the word to enlarge. However, a 

 run of two hours was obtained. But it was as 

 a fox hunter in the Eastern Counties Dandy 

 White was destined chiefly to distinguish him- 

 self. He only remained with the Cheltonians 

 for one season, and then came eastwards to 

 assume control of a pack of Foxhounds which 

 during the previous half century had hunted a 

 district at first confined to the borders of Essex 

 and Suffolk, but extended before the close of 

 that period northward to the centre of the latter 

 county. The summons upon which he came 

 out of the West was due to the retirement of 

 Mr. Carrington-Quinn, a wealthy banker of 

 Manningtree, by whom it is said the Hunt had 

 been originally founded. 



The new Master took up his abode at 

 Stratford House, and the pack was kennelled 

 at Stratford St. Mary. For the first two seasons 

 professional huntsmen were engaged, the 

 Master's first experience of hunting the hounds 

 himself being gained on December 4th, i860. 

 In consequence of an accident to his huntsman 

 in 1865 he handed over the country to Mr. 

 Nunn, nephew of the late Mr. Carrington Nunn. 



