44 THE BADMINTON HUNT. 



Morgan came on, and Hamblin remained 

 five years longer. An opening occurred 

 at Berkeley, and on my recommendation 

 Lord Fitzhardinge engaged him as hunts- 

 man. Lord Galway expressed himself re- 

 luctant to part with him, but would not 

 be an obstacle to the advancement of a 

 well-conducted servant. He continued at 

 Berkeley till he went to Badminton. 



The excellent condition of the hounds is 

 a source" of universal admiration. It is 

 Hamblin s practice, as it is that of other 

 huntsmen of renown, never to use the 

 broth in which the flesh is boiled, and it 

 is a debatable question with many of his 

 compeers ; when he first went to Berkeley, 

 his plan was most unscrupulously repudi- 

 ated. Feeling considerable interest at the 

 time, I took some trouble to make inquiries, 

 both from masters of hounds and hunts- 

 men. The results are, that those who have 

 dispensed with broth will never return to it 



