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themselves, and Mr. George W. Elliot, whose 

 name had been mentioned when Major 

 Dent was elected Master, agreed to hunt the 

 country. At a meeting of the Hunt, on the 

 29th April, which was presided over by the 

 Marquess of Carmarthen, Major Dent was 

 presented by Admiral the Honble. W. C. 

 Carpenter with a silver tea tray and bowl, 

 the former of which bore the following 

 inscription. 



' ' Presented by the Members of the Bedale 

 Hunt to Major H. F. Dent, on his resignation 

 of the Mastership, in acknowledgement of 

 his able and successful management during 

 six seasons.'' 



It was at this meeting decided to acquire 

 new^ Kennels. Those below the "Leases," where 

 hounds had been kennelled since 1859, had for 

 some time been found small and inconvenient. 



A lease was taken of the Low Street Stud 

 Farm, together with the field called Crowdy 

 Hill, from Mr. William Osborne, brother 

 to that fine sportsman and Yorkshireman, 

 Mr. John Osborne. 



A word or two about this Stud Farm may 

 be of interest, as it was the home of many 

 famous race horses. The Stud Farm was 

 built about 1857, by the late Mr. John Howe 

 Osborne of Ashgill, being used as such up 

 to the year 1878; and the following well- 

 known horses were bred, and stood there. 



Miss Agnes, g. grand-dam of Ormonde. 



Agnes (by Clarion). Founder of the 



' ' Agnes ' ' family. 



