gS ROYAL ROCK BEAGLE HUNT. 



Bolton Littledale, and seconded by V. A. King. He remained a member 

 for a few years, and hunted regularly, thus gaining his well-known knowledge 

 of hounds and hare hunting by studying that most excellent huntsman, Jones. 

 After Turbett's return to Ireland to join his father's business, he kept a private 

 pack of beagles, which he hunted himself, and he still often recounts amusing 

 stories of his experiences. One of his " yarns "' is to the effect that he once 

 took out his beagles along with a lot of tall draghounds. They got on a 

 fox, and went nearly ten miles over bog and hill. Turbelt, gamely following 

 on as best he could, asked a peasant woman if slie had seen any hounds 

 pass by. She replied, " Och shure ! and indeed I did, sorr, and the little 

 " pups were mortal tired.'' 



After an interval of thirty-five years, Turbett came to reside at Thornton 

 Hough. Still hale, hearty, and enthusiastic for sport, he rejoined the club, 

 and was heartily welcomed by all whenever he appeared in the field. A few 

 years ago he bought a house at Gresford, thence hunting with the Chester 

 Beasfles and the Llangollen Beagles, becoming a familiar fi.'ure with both 

 packs, and gaining the honourable title of " Mr. Jorrocks.'' 



Turbett is the only one of tlie old members contemporary with tlie 

 originators of the R.R.B. Hunt who is still able to appear in tlie field, and 

 we all hope to see him out with us for many years to come. It was with 

 much regret that in 1892 we received his resignation of membership, thus 

 severing the link which bound the present members to the forerunners of the 

 Hunt. He had not been a member for a sufficient number of _\ears. to have 

 earned the compliment of being made an honorary life member. 



©tber Buciciit Celebrities. 



" If I could shake off but one seven years 



From these old arms and legs, by the good gods, 

 I'd with thee every foot." 



Cfli-iolamis, act /r-, scene i. 



Among the first members there are many names worthy of selection 

 for special mention in connection with the R.R. B., but the information now 

 to be gained about them is very meagre ; suffice it to register some few 

 of them. 



J. T. Raynes was the first secretary of the club, a yiosi which he filled 

 to the entire satisfaction of all his fellow members for the first season, afier 

 which he gave way to Henry Walford. 



T. A. BusHiiY is one of the few surviving original members. He was 

 conspicuous with the choice spirits of the early days of the pack, and his 

 portrait is among the " Beaglers at Beeston,"' celebrated in Rawson's i)oein, 

 along with that of R. J. Tinley, who afterwards became the well-known 

 Liverpool Volunteer, the late Colonel R. J. Tilney. 



