FORMATION OF THE PACK. 



had got from the famous Parson Honeywooil, of l^ssex. On the iith 

 April, 1845, Captain Thomson submitted the following list of twelve 

 couple of liounds : — 



Mr, Rawson succeeded in purchasing this lot of twelve couple of good 

 hounds at a cost of ^2^ 2s. 6d., or one guinea each hound, which must be 

 said to be decidedly cheap and a great bargain, considering that they were 

 well known and justly celebrated. Most of them were pedigree hounds, and 

 their strain remains in our kennels to this day. AVlien Macfie took charge 

 of the hounds, as Deputy Master, he found that the kennel books had not 

 been kei^t up for some years, but with the assistance of W. E. Hall and 

 Williams the huntsman, he was enabled to fill up the blanks, and so keep the 

 record complete. 



This pack arrived at Rock Ferry early in April, 1S45, the railway 

 carriage costing ^-j 3s. The kennels apparently had not been got ready, as 

 R. Hemingway wrote to C. Rawson — "The dogs had belter be sent to my 

 "stable. They can be put in the coach-house until we can make some 

 " further arrangement. I will send over some ship's biscuit for them. I am 

 " glad you have acted so promptly.' 



Thus was formed the nucleus of a tidy little pack of hounds, and the 

 authorities of the Hunt proceeded to beat up all England fcr further supplies. 

 During the summer of 1S45, Kay the huntsman was sent to several places 

 to look at those offered, with a fair result. 



