in the Seventies and Eighties. ^' 



and who is frequently alluded to later on). Mr. John Hen- 

 derson had fifty couples of hounds, with Will Snaith as 

 huntsman and Thomas Prosser as first whipper-in. The Field, 

 of Nov. 2nd, 1861, speaking of Hunt changes, says: "Major 

 Johnson retires from the Durham County and Mr. J. Hen- 

 derson has accepted the mastership with an increased ex- 

 chequer, and a country enlarged and improved by an addition 

 of the Raby country.^ Mr. John Henderson only retained 

 the sole mastership for one year, another Committee taking 

 the helm in 1862 and hunting four days a week, with W. 

 Snaith as huntsman and Stephen Winkworth as first whipper- 

 in; Prosser having gone to Boxall in Kilkenny. In 1863, 

 Messrs. J. Henderson and John Harvey were joint masters, 

 hunting four days a week, with Martin Care as huntsman 

 and Stephen Winkworth as first whipper-in. Will Snaith 

 having gone to hunt the Hon. Mark RoUe's hounds. In 

 1867, Thomas Dowdeswell came as huntsman from Lord 

 Macclesfield's. This regime lasted until 1872, when the 

 country was divided into the North and South Durham 

 Hunts. Mr. John Henderson then retired and Mr. John 

 Harvey accepted the mastership of the South Durham hounds; 

 Mr. Anthony Lax Maynard being appointed to the same 

 position in the North country. 



When the division of the country took place the Hunt 

 was indebted in the sum of over £1,000, but this was pro- 

 vided for by the sale of the horses and a special whip. 



The subject of the division of the country had long been 

 mooted, it being a very extensive one, and somewhat un- 

 wieldy to be properly served by a single pack of foxhounds, 

 but the idea had always been shelved until a solution of the 



1 The Duke of Cleveland generously offered to divide his country in this year, between the 

 Durham County and Hurworth Hunts, and to subscribe £5°° per annum to each Hunt, 

 an offer which could not be accepted in its entirety. 



