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Lord Middletou at thi.s time was hunting 

 Warwickshire, but in 1822 gave up tliat country 

 after a mastership which had lasted twelve years, 

 and on his retirement he offered Mr. Tatton 

 Sykes ten couples of hounds, with the right to 

 choose them out of the sixty-six couples which 

 were in the Warwickshire Kennels, reserving 

 Vanguard, who is described as the best made 

 hound, and the best sire Lord Middleton ever 

 saw.'"" His Lordship's offer was accepted, and 

 the pick of the Warwickshire Pack came to 

 Eddlethorpe. In the following year Sir Mark 

 Sykes died, and Sir Tatton Sykes succeeded him 

 in the nominal mastership, (practically he had 

 been master since 1811,) hunting the country 

 till 1832. 



On August L 8 til of that year Lord Middleton 

 bought Sir Tatton's hounds and took them to 

 Birdsall. Mr. Foljambe hunted part of the 

 country up to Christmas, and then it was united, 

 Lord Middleton hunting the whole of it until 

 18o4, when Sir Tatton Sykes again took hold, 

 the hounds again being quartered at Eddlethorpe. 

 The Carters were the hunt servants, Tom Carter 

 carrying the horn, with his brother Will as first 

 whip, and young Tom Carter as second whip ; 

 and capital sport they showed till 1853, when Sir 

 Tatton Sykes finally retired. 



■■'■ Vanguard was by Vaulter, a houucl Lord Middleton got from 

 Lord Vernon. 



