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Furzey Lawn. Charles Hamblin was in charge 

 of them, and Lord Worcester hunted them. 



Lyndhurst, the capital of the Forest, never 

 was so gay as then. The attraction of this novel 

 idea brought no end of visitors. The Duke 

 stayed with his sister. Lady Rose Lovell, at 

 Hincheslea ; Lord Worcester and Lord Arthur 

 Somerset were with Lord and Lady Londes- 

 borough at Northerwood ; Lord Vivian and 

 Lord Strathnairn stayed with General Parker 

 at Castle Mai wood. 



The duke's first meet was at Fritham on 

 Thursday the 15th, when there were about five 

 hundred people out on horseback and probably 

 an equal number in carriages. They found their 

 first fox in King's Garn enclosure, but he was 

 headed over and over again on the Stony Cross 

 Road. At last they got him away, and ran for 

 about half an hour over the open through Ocknell 

 Wood to Slufter enclosure, near Bratley Water, 

 where they killed. In the afternoon they found 

 again, and had a hunting run over the open 

 Forest of over an hour, and lost him towards 

 Somerley rather late in the day. I remember 

 the hounds worked well, and it was quite a good 

 day's sport. 



The Duke's second day was on Monday, 

 19th April, at Brockenhurst Bridge, If the 



