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and leaving the question of adding two tenant farmers, 

 such as Mr. Tomlinson, of Bradley Pastures, and Mr. 

 Finney, to the newly elected committee to settle, Colonel 

 Cavendish moved, and Lord Scarsdale seconded, a vote 

 of thanks to Lord Waterpark for the manner in which 

 he had hunted the country in the last three years, and 

 spoke of the courtesy which had always characterized his 

 lordship's Mastership. 



Lord Vernon also bore high testimony to Lord Water- 

 park's services. 



Lord Waterpark, who was received with cheers, 

 returned thanks. He said he was very glad they appre- 

 ciated his humble endeavour to show sport. He had 

 endeavoured to hunt the country as fairly as he could, 

 and as well as he could, and the way they had received 

 the vote showed that he had not entirely failed. They 

 would understand that, after nine years, he could not 

 give up the Mastership without strong feelings of regret — 

 in fact, he had never regretted anything so much in his 

 life. But there were private reasons, which would not 

 interest them, but which interested him excessively. 

 (Laughter.) He should look back on those nine years as 

 the most pleasant of his life. The duty of a Master was 

 not altogether an easy one, particularly in the field , but 

 he thought his lines had been cast in very pleasant places, 

 and perhaps he had the pleasantest field to deal with. He 

 had always said he had the best country and the best 

 pack of hounds, although that was, perhaps, rather a bold 

 thing to say. If he had ever ofi'ended them he hoped he 

 had long; since been forsfiven. No doubt he had halloaed 

 at them when they got a bit forward, but the words of a 

 clever alphabet of the Meynell Hunt — if he might quote 

 them — said, 



"W stands for Waterpark, master of hounds, 

 Both his field and his temper he keeps within bounds." 



(Laughter.) If ever he said a cross or disagreeable word, 

 he was sure they would have forgiven him long ago. 



