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his keen love of sport, and do not know what fear is when it 

 comes to jumpino' blind ditches. From 1893 to the end of the 

 season 1897-98 Mr, Bowlby held the joint mastership of the 

 Essex Hounds with Mr. Arkwright ; he now holds the same 

 position with Mr. C. E. Green, of Theydon Grove, Epping. 

 Each year as it goes by finds the members of the Essex 



Mrs. E. Salvin Bowlby on "Charlotte" 



Hunt mure keenly alive than ever to the fact that it was a 

 lucky day for them when at a critical period in the fortunes of 

 the Hunt, Mr. Bowlby was induced to come forward in con- 

 junction with Mr. Arkwright and undertake the onerous duties 

 which attach to a Mastership of Hounds. 



'Tis well for any Hunt when a Master's wife is as devoted 

 to the sport as her liege lord. 'Tis fortunate indeed when the 



