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was an equally good friend to fox hunting, like most parsons, has 

 been and still is a very good man across country ; and where he 

 went his daughter could follow when mounted on the well-known 

 pony, " White Roothing." Originally the property of Mr. Bev^an 

 " White Roothing " was sold by him to Mr. Roffey, who passed 

 it on to his brother-in-law, the late Mr. J. W'almsley, who 

 sold it to Mr. Charles Green, during the latter's Mastership of 

 the Hounds, when it carried his second whip ; eventually the 

 pony passed into Mr. W'ilson's hands when Mr. Green's stud 

 was disposed of on his resignation of the Mastership of the E.H. 



Among those out this day were : Mrs. Bowlby, Mr. and Mrs. Arkwright, 

 Mr. C. E. Green, Mr. R. Y. Bevan, Mr. Guy Gilbey (on wheels ; we all 

 hope that we shall soon see him in the saddle again), Mr. E. A. Ball, Mr. 

 Greviile Bevan, Mr. F. Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. Barron, Mr. H. W. Blyth, 

 Mr. R. Blyth, Miss Blyth, Mr. C. H. Carr, Mr. T. Christy, Mr. Weston 

 Crocker, Mr. D. Grossman, Rev. L. Capel-Cure, Miss Capel-Cure, Mr. 

 Capel-Cure, Mr. NeviU Dawson, Mr. P. M. Evans, Mr. Caton, Mr. Gallo- 

 way, Mr. Newman Gilbey, Mr. Tresham Gilbey, Miss Gilbey, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Gerald Gold, Mr. Giles, Miss A. Gold, Mr. Hollebone, Mr. T. R. 

 Hull, Mr. H. E. Jones, Mrs. Neill, Mr. E. Pelly, Mr. H. J. Price, Mr. C. E. 

 Ridley, Mr. Walter Ridley, Mr. H. Savill, Mr. G. Sewell, Mr. Steele, Miss 

 Steele, and Mr. Steele, junr., Mr. A. Waters, Rev. S. Maryon Wilson, Miss 

 Maryon Wilson, Capt. Tod, Mr. Willett. Mr. Vickers. 



Mr. and ISIrs. Docwra gave a hunt breakfast at the Bower, Havering, 

 on Monday, December 5th. This and the prospect of good sport brought 

 together a bumper meet. At the conclusion of one of the best hunt 

 breakfasts ever offered to hunting men in Essex, Mr. C. E. Green, in the 

 absence of the Master, proposed Mr. Docwra's health, in a few felicitous 

 terms, a toast which was received with considerable enthusiasm by those 

 who had partaken of the excellent champagne repast. The guests in- 

 cluded : Colonel Lockwood, M.P., Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C, Mr. F. Green, 

 Miss M. Green, Mrs. Waters, Colonel and Mrs. Fane, Mrs. Wellesley 

 Pigott, Miss Jones, the Misses Morgan, Mrs. Grossman, Miss Chisenhale 

 Marsh, Mr. and Mrs. Howel J. Price, Mr. Pemberton-Barnes, M.F.H., 

 Mr. Tyndale W^iite, Mr. John White, Mr. R. Y. Bevan, Mr. Avila, Mr. H. 

 Sworder, Mr. Fitch (of Romford), Mr. F. G. Barclay, Mrs. Barron, Mrs. 

 Bennett, and her pretty httle daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Cockett, Mr. James 

 Christy, Mr. Craig, Mr. A. Flint, Mr. D. Gregory, Mr. Hollebone, Mr. 

 Horner, Mr. T. R. Hull, Mr. G. H. Lee, Mr. G. Lobb, Mr. H. W Lee, 

 Mr. Baber, Mr. Seal, his young nephew (on a very sporting pony), Mr. 

 H. B. Michell, ^Ir. Raphael, Mr. C. Savill, Mr. A. T. Sewell, Mr. Drummond 

 Cunliffe Smith, and others. The hunt servants, too, came in for a most 

 excellent breakfast, and the members of Mr. Docwra's family looked so 

 well after every one — (we were glad to see Miss Docwra on her favourite 

 grey, and her brother taking part in the sport afterwards) — that sandwiches 

 and hunt flasks were unnecessary impedimenta. 



There was a fox in the gorse near Bower Wood, but not scent enough 

 for hounds to drive him from the home coverts, or force another out from 

 Mrs. Mcintosh's broom — though on the latter attempt some half-hour was 

 spent, and some excitement aroused by someone holloaing a cat — was it 

 you, Mr. Smith ? — over a ride. 



Not a yard of scent was the general verdict, but I still clung to the 



