20O ROYAL ROCK BEAGLE HUXT. 



Beeston mustered very poor!}- — Messrs. Bird, Hodson, Woodward, and W. Bird 

 the ones joining us. Jones liad a bye-day on the previous day at Mr. Tolle- 

 mache's, and killed after a rnn of two hours. Kills 22, 23, 24. 



Beeston affonled three or four days' iumiing every season till 1854, wlien 

 the Chester Beagles were inaugurated and Beeston became part of their 

 couiUiy. 



The season of 1846-7 was finished by a two-days' trip to Hafoden, near 



Denbigh, at the invitation of INIr. Robyn. 



This finished our two days' glorious sport in Wales. We cannot say too 

 much in praise of the kind and hospitable reception we have met with from 

 Mr. Robyn. The country is exactly suited for beagles ; and it is to be hoped 

 we shall be able to avail of Mr. Robyn's invitation to \isit him again in 

 September. The seven members who were fortunate enough to accompany the 

 pack were — V. A. King, D. O. Bateson, A. Findlay, Hossack, W. Parkinson, 

 R. Christie, and C. Rawson, all of whom most thoroughly enjoj-ed the trip. 

 15 couples. 



In 1849 t'^s R.R.B. tried Queen's Ferry. 



Started from Sutton, a small party of four members. On our arrival at the 

 Ferry, found Mr. Crockford's keeper in attendance, with an invitation from that 

 gentleman to go upon his land. We crossed the Ferry, and immediately 

 proceeded to business. Found in the first field, and had a few beautiful rings, 

 till she made for high ground and got upon the numerous tram roads, and we 

 lost her. We found again in that neighbourhood, and could not get her awa)-. 

 We kept at this sort of work till four o'clock, and gave it up. 



Mem. — Not to go to Queen's Ferry again ; not a beagle country. 



The R.R.B. never went to this locality again, until, in 1893, they were 

 invited to Broughton Hall and Hawarden, where we enjoyed a very good 

 day's sport. The Wirral Harriers now go once or twice a season to this 

 district, and tliink it a good piece of country. 



During the Mastership of V. A. King, the R.R.B. made an annual trip 

 to Llanfyll}n to hunt on Squire Dugdale's property, where those members 

 fortunate enough to get this " outing" had a most enjoyable time. Only 

 about eight or ten could be accommodated at the hotel, and some of these 

 being choice spirits, made things lively all round. The usual practice was, 

 to arrive there on the Friday evening, hunt on the Saturday, dining at the 

 Squire's in the evening. On the Sunday tiie Master marched all to church 

 in due order, and a quiet day was spent under his supervision. Monday, 

 hunting agam, and in the evening it was our turn to entertain the Siiuire and 

 Mr. Pugh, the Master of the local harriers. There are many pleasant 

 reminiscences connected with these visits, and some of us can look back 

 with vivid pleasure to the opportunities of familiar intercourse with our good 

 old Master, Colonel King. He was thoroughly in his element on these 

 occasions, and had the buoyant sjMrits of a schoolboy on a holiday. Once, 

 in fun, he was deposed from the office of Master, and Miss D.ugdale invested 

 John Gibbons with a tin horn in his stead. 



