THE MEMBERS. icg 



considered a curious circumstance by present beaglers that the first fox he 

 saw found was from Fir Cirove, ClauglUon, then a fox-cover, but now a resi- 

 dential proi)erty. 



At one of our recent annual dinners, our esteemed brother-bcagler, 

 IMckford, maile a clever and humorous speech, in which he passed in review 

 the characteristics of various beaglers. Among others, he singled out for 

 words of commendation our friend Herljert Hind, whom he dubbed 

 ''Censor to the Hunt," and this title Hind has since appropriated, with the 

 approval of all concerned. It is noteworliiy tiiat in the i)oriraiis cf Hind in 

 the groups of Whitby and Raby, taken eleven years apart, the altitude is 

 precisely the same. 



lEDwaiD JSvans, Junioi-. 



'■ I .Tin thoroughly weary. 

 I am we.ik with toil, yet strong in appetite. 

 There's cold nient i' the cave ; we'll browse on that, 

 WhiUt what we has-e kill'd be cook'd." 



Cyiiilvlme, act Hi, scene 6. 



This old friend is now better known as a politician than as a beagler, 

 and of late years he may more often be found on the golf links than in the 

 hunting field, but he has always been interested in the club, and many of the 

 members have enjoyed his hospitality at special beagle dinners. To him we 

 have also been indebted for several good days' sport at Bronwylfa, near 

 Wrexham. His father, Mr. Edward Evans, of Eronwylfa, has resided there 

 for many years past, and having the shooting rights over a considerable 

 extent of ground, he has been able to extend to the R.R.B. an invitation for 

 an occasional winter day's sport over the farms and moors of the neighbour- 

 hood. These have always proved most enjoyable days, although we have 

 been frequently unfortunate in the weather. Frost or fog lias dogged our 

 steps, and prevented us killing more than one of these mountain hares, 

 which one lost its life llnough taiang to the reservoir and failing to swim 

 across. An early start by train from liirkenhead, and a pleasant drive from 

 Wrexham to Bronwylfa, brought us to a hospitable welcome from j\[r. Evans, 

 with a party of sportsmen and ladies invited to meet us. No time was lost 

 in "throwing off," and a good days' sport ui) the hills found must of us 

 tired out by three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and straggling back to the 

 house to try the resources of the establishment for tubs and hot water. 

 Afternoon tea and a game at billiards whiled away the time till (.linner 

 was announced. ^Vc■ mustered a goodly number, as niaiiy as twenty at one 

 time enjoying the hospitality of Mr. Iwans, who entered lieartily into the 

 whole thing, and we may well believe he enjoyed it as well as we did. After 

 dinner, speeches, toasts, and sporting songs, with a coster ditty from Mr. 

 Arthur Evans, brought us to the drawing room for a little real music, before 



