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THE ETON COLLEGE HUNT, 



mysterious way he smoothed over every trouble. There was only 

 one farmer who gave him any difficulty, and he made friends 

 with two enemies of the E.C.H. On one occasion he disturbed 

 the pheasant coverts of a certain gentleman, who was furious, as 

 was his keeper ; but Hunt on going to apologise so touched the 

 heart of the old gentleman that from that time forth he was one 

 of the firmest friends of the hunt. Hunt gives a list of farmers 

 in his time, and his remarks on how to treat them are well worth 

 recording : 



' Mr. G. Lillywhite 

 *Mr. Lovell 

 *G. White 

 *T. White 



J. Trumper 

 * — Twynch 

 ^J. D. Chater ... 

 *A. H. Atkins, Sen. 

 *A. H. Atkins, Jun. 

 *H. Cantrell ... 

 *H. F. Nash ... 



J. Nash 

 *J. Five 



R. Talbot 

 *S. Pullen 

 ^C. Cantrell ... 



Vet. Surgeon ... 



H. Wells 



Slocock 

 ^Major 

 *T. C. Moore ... 



Eton Wick. 



Eton Wick. 



Boveney. 



Dorney. 



Dorney. 



Cippenham. 



Cippenham. 



Farnham Court. 



Chalvey. 



Upton Lea. 



Langley. 



Langley. 



Langley. 



Ditton. 



Horton. 



Riding Court. 



Datchet. 



Dutchman's Farm. 



Upton Court. 



Langley. 



Upton. 



" Great care should be taken about Mr. , as he is a very 



awkward customer and an awful snob, and so he must be dealt 

 with very gingerly. 



" Those marked ^ must be called on personally. Game, two 

 pheasants and a hare, must be sent to all these farmers annually 

 as early as possible in the football Half. Be careful to address 

 all with an Esq. to their names." 



It is such little attentions as these that make the difference 

 between a friend and supporter and an enemy. Hunt instituted 

 this custom of sending game to the farmers, and very successful 

 it proved. It has become a permanent custom, and is regularly 

 observed to this day. 



Hunt brought the pack to a much higher standard than it had 



