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the landowners, and the farmers, he went steadily on 

 his way, and year by year showed better and better 

 sport to an ever-increasing field. In 1897 ^^• 

 Sanders began hunting the hounds one day a week 

 himself during staghunting as well as hindhunting, 

 and many excellent gallops were enjoyed. It had 

 for some time been apparent that Anthony's health 

 was failing, and in 1901 , at the end of staghunting, he 

 surrendered the horn and retired to a farm at Exford, 

 receiving a handsome donation from his many friends. 

 He did not long survive his retirement. 



Anthony was succeeded by Sidney Tucker, and Fred 

 Barber, who had graduated as second horseman, 

 became whip, but his health not proving equal to the 

 hardships of hindhunting, he gave way in favour of 

 Ernest Bawden, who comes of a sporting family at 

 Hawkridge, and must have been staghunting as long 

 as he can remember. 



Mr. Sanders now determined to hunt four days a 

 week regularly, and separated the hounds into two 

 packs — the big dog pack, 25^ inches in height, which 

 he hunted himself two days a week, and the mixed 

 pack, which Sidney hunted two days a week. Four 

 days a week throughout the season was now the 

 order of the day, and wonderfully well the arrangement 

 has worked. 



At the General Election of 1900 Mr. Sanders 

 contested East Bristol, and in 1905 fought the 

 Bridgwater Division of Somerset, being defeated by 

 only fourteen votes. The calls on his time thus 



