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I was drinking " Good luck to the hounds we all love, 

 " Their noaster, his lady, and Eatington Grove." 

 Now to make my conclusion where others commence, 

 I will venture, and hope I may give no offence, 

 To dedicate this, now my scribbling is done. 

 To the lady who rode to the end of the run. 



With this sketch of a run and its riders I must leave 

 the field work of Mr. Lucy's period, to note one or two 

 other matters connected with his mastership. Before 

 doing so, however, I may record some of the names of 

 those who were among the regular attendants at his 

 meets. To begin with two of the oldest sportsmen, I 

 name Mr. John Lucy and Mr. Bolton King. The 

 former had hunted for over half-a-century, and the 

 latter had ridden with every master since the days of 

 old John Corbet, but, I believe, not with that cele- 

 brated master. The Rev. Mr. Hawkes was still to be 

 seen, too. As an instance of his extraordinary activity, 

 it may be said that he once married a couple, christened 

 a baby, had his fortune told, and was in at the death 

 of a fox before one o'clock. Then there were Lord and 

 Lady Willoughby De Broke, Lord Conyers, Sir Charles 

 Mordaunt, Mr. John Mordaunt, Mr. Everard, of Lad- 

 broke Hall, Lord Somerville, Lord Leigh, Lord Paget, 

 Lord St. Lawrence, afterwards Earl of Howth, Lady 

 Pole, of Todenham, the Earl of Camperdown, the Hon. 

 W. R. Verney, Sir F. Shuckburgh, of Shuckburgh, 

 Capt. Lomax, of Kineton, Capt. Painter, Capt. Eyton, 

 of Barford, the Rev. W. Miller, of Radway, a hard 

 rider, Mr. Greaves, of Barford, Capt. Allfrey, of 

 Alveston, Capt. J. F. Starkey, Capt. Armstrong, of 

 Kineton House, Captain Robertson, Col. Campbell, of 

 Wellesbourne, Mr. G. Hawkes, of Talton, Capt. 

 Paulet, of Wellesbourne, Mr. G. Granville, of 

 Wellesbourne, Mr. Bolden, of Leamington, 

 Mr. Perry, Mr. T. Alford, of Leamington, 

 Mr. Thursby, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Smith, of Goldicote, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Jessop, of Idlicote Hall, Mr. 

 Hunt, of Leamington, Mr. Norris, of Swalcliffe, 



Mr. 



H Spexcer 

 Lucy. 

 1866-1876. 



Some regular at- 

 tendants. 



