LIEUT.-COL. G. WILDING WOOD ON " SE( )UAH " 



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Cook, who during his Mastership of the Essex Hounds, in 1808, 

 had his kennels, and where his huntsman Hved. It was then 

 called Bell House. There is still a bell on the roof marked 

 with the date 1808. Since then the house has been considerably 

 enlarged. The photograph only shows the back part, and the 

 original kitchen used for cooking the hounds' food, the hook from 

 which the pots hung over the big open iire-place being there till 

 quite recently. Of the Kennels themselves but little remains, 

 and that little is now used for a laundry and potting sheds. 



Lieut-Col. G. Wilding Wood on " Sequah 



This horse was purchased by the Colonel in the autumn of 

 1 89 1 at Abergavenny, a well-bred horse by " Bookworm," by 

 " Hermit." He has carried him as well as a man could wish to 

 be carried, and for five seasons never ""ave him a fall. But the 

 Colonel's favourite was "Varnish," whose portrait will be found 

 on the next page. 



Purchased in '75 from Edward Eawrence, of South \\ eald, 



