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THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



Hon. W. H. J. 



North. 

 1862-L866. 



Meeting at Wei- 

 lesbourne. 



A successful 

 mastership; 



present :— Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart., Colonel Camp- 

 bell, Captain Lomax, Captain Peach, and Messrs. E. 

 Bolton-King, Gustavus T. Smith, H. Spencer Lucy, 

 T. A. Perry, J. F. Starkey, R. AUenby, G. Hawkes, 

 H. J. Sheldon, W. H. Allfrey, J. Holford, and E. C. 

 B^obertson ; — names, the majority of which I am glad 

 to see still mentioned very regularly in connection with 

 •' the Warwickshire," although some have found what 

 the Indians believed to be "the happier hunting 

 grounds." At this meeting the following resolution 

 was passed unanimously : — ** That this meeting has 

 heard with great regret Mr. North's intention of resign- 

 ing the mastership of the Warwickshire Hounds, and 

 they consider the best thanks of the country are due to 

 him for the very liberal and popular way in which the 

 country has been hunted during his management." Thia 

 gives expression in minute-book language, but language 

 which at the same time is very sincere, to the senti- 

 ments of all who were connected in any way with the 

 Warwickshire country during Mr. North's term of 

 office. Not only was he popular on all sides, but the 

 ability and perseverance he brought to bear upon the 

 affairs of the pack and the energy he threw into the 

 working of the country, have rendered him one of the 

 most important of what I may call the later dynasty 

 of masters. Although his tenure of the office ex- 

 tended only over five years, the work accomplished 

 during that period has given it more importance than 

 many a master would have invested a much longer 

 one with, and it is with a feeling of only having done him 

 scant justice that I close this chapter of my history 

 with the departure of the Hon. Mr, North from 

 Warwickshire to the Bicester country. 



