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sportsman, Mr. Parham, on a beautiful light-weight hunter; that eager 

 thruster, Mr. Frank Ball, just dropped from the clouds or the one p.m. 

 from Liverpool Street— how did he manage it ? The hard-riding author ■■■ 

 of " Nigel Fortescue " was there ; also Mr. T. J. Mills, of Garnish Hall, and 

 his son : Mr. Benton, and the " Hero of Pluckett's," i on his chesnut ; her 

 Majesty's service being well represented by a gentleman on a well-bred 

 polo pony; I youth and keenness by a young Reptonian j on a big hog- 

 maned bay, somewhat under 15 all told. 



William Hurrell 



William Hurrell acted as huntsman to the late Mr. Henry 

 Vigne's Harriers for a period of forty years from November 5th, 

 1852, and in that capacity served him faithfully and well. He 

 was not brought up to be a huntsman, but he took to the game 

 naturally. Very popular with all classes, "Old Bill Hurrell," as 

 he was generally called, was as good-natured as he looks in the 

 above portrait, and although in late years, hounds might some- 

 times get away from him they rarely succeeded in slipping his 



Mr. Westall. 



t Mr. Gingell. t '^■h: Saunders. 



Mr. Walter Buckmaster. 



