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retained in the memories of the few orii^nnal members now 

 living-. r\)r the information contained in the Minute and 

 Sport Books, we are mainly indebted to the industry of the 

 late Henry Walford, the indefati;^able Secretary to the club, 

 and to V. A. Kinc:, the Chairman and Master, who, during 

 that time, took the pains to record anything; connected with 

 the R.R B. which seemed to them ?.s being of interest or 

 worch registration. It is matter for regret that since then, and 

 up to the present, no one has taken the trouble to systematically 

 record the sport with the R.R.B. It would certainly be the 

 privilege of the Master to perform this service (though it 

 cannot be said to be his dut\'), and he alone is competent, 

 as every circumstance of importance necessarily comes to his 

 knowledge ; while his constant presence in the field, and 

 management of the hounds during the sport, clearl\- point to 

 him as the one be-t qualified to k-eep a record of the sport 

 with the hounds. 



Some years ago, William Joynson, who took great interest 

 in the R.R.B., contributed accounts of specially notable runs 

 to the Field, under the nont dc pinine of " Little Jelly Dog"; 

 and he was followed in a similar manner by C. Tempest Dk\on, 

 who wrote, and still writes, under the name of " Storm." 

 These spasmodic efforts are only of temporary interest, 

 demanding reall\' brilliant runs to justify communication to 

 the public press ; and, not being preserved in the annals of 

 the Hunt, are not available for perusal by successive generations 

 of beaglers, who would be charmed to study the systematic 

 records of the most ordinary days' sport, when invested with 

 tlie dignity of by-gone years. 



The author has had the pleasant privilege of personal 

 interviews with several of the surviving originators of the 



