THE MONTREAL 



on the Island of Montreal. The vulpine family seemed indigenous to the 

 south side of the river, and the result was that the majority of runs were in 

 the region of Laprairie and Chambly. Mr. John Forsyth, son of the founder 

 of the Hunt, became Master in 1 834, and proved to be a chip of the old 

 block; a thorough sportsman and a hard rider. He remained in office for 

 three seasons. 



In 1 837, Capt. Walter Jones of the Queen's Light Dragoons succeeded 

 him, filling the position of Master with honor for two years; after which 

 Capt. T. J. Stockley, Sr., R. A., carried the horn until 1 842. It was about 

 this time that the regular Hunt Steeplechases were inaugurated, and cups 

 valued all the way from five hundred to seven hundred and fifty dollars were 

 the trophies competed for. 



In 1 842, the Mastership was assumed by T. J. Stockley, Jr., R. A., son 

 of the former M. F. H. His term of office was two years, at the end of 

 which time he was succeeded by Captain, The Honorable H. Fane Keane, 

 R. E. Difficulties began to arise, especially of a financial nature, after the 

 Captain had held the pack together for three years, and force of circum- 

 stances necessitated its sale to Mr. Hubert and some sporting friends in 

 Cobourg. For the next three years Montreal was without a pack of hounds, 

 but in 1 85 1 Mr. Hubert went home to the " old country," and the pack was 

 sold again to some enthusiasts in Montreal, who elected Lieutenant Charles 

 Lutyens of the 20th Regiment (afterwards a world-renowned animal painter) 

 as Master. Some of his pictures are owned in Montreal, and a very fine 

 hunting scene, "Killed in the Fog," is still in the possession of the family of 

 the late Donald Lorn Macdougall, Esq. In 1 852, Lieutenant Lutyens was 

 succeeded by Lieutenant J. Ponsonby Cox, R. E., who held the Master- 

 ship until 1 854, when he was called upon to serve his country in the Crimea. 



The withdrawal of the military influence from the Hunt at this time was 

 not conducive to its welfare, but seldom does necessity fail to produce the 

 man, and in this particular dilemma it was Mr. Donald Lorn Macdougall who 

 filled the breach, and assumed for six years almost the entire expense of the 

 Hunt. In 1 859, the kennels were removed to the corner of St. Joseph and 

 Guy Streets, and Mr. AUoway became Acting Master and Huntsman, thus 



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