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been discovered, and at the end of almost every season's beagling 

 at Eton till 1881 the masters have entered in the Journal Book 

 a special note of gratitude for his support. While he was at 

 Eton he used to go up and judge at horse shows. Once he 

 travelled as far as Chicago, U.S.A., in order to judge the Arabs 

 at a great American show. After he left Eton he retired to 

 Suffolk, where he bred horses till his death in 1909. He had a 

 large family, and one of his daughters is the Dame at Mr. Stone's 

 house to-day. 



Once in A. E. Parker's season (1882) a hare went to ground 

 in a rabbit hole and took a considerable time to unearth. This 

 incident happened at an invitation meet near Reading. Two 

 hares had been killed. The account of the day ends as follows : 



'' Thus ended a most enjoyable day which afforded the best 

 sport we have had this season. Our best thanks are due to 

 Mr. Hargreaves, whose kindness and hospitality was only equalled 

 by that of his son. The weather had been perfection and we 

 returned to Eton charmed with om' day, our sport, and our 

 host." 



Both Daniel Lascelles and A. E. Parker had remarkable Eton 

 careers in the way of sport. Both were in the XI., the Field 

 and the Oppidan Wall, and both were masters of the beagles for 

 two years. Lascelles unfortunately perished of typhoid in the 

 nineties, but Parker is still living. He was for some time 

 master of the North Warwickshire, and his son was master of 

 the beagles at Eton as late as 1916. No less than four different 

 Parkers held office at different times. This is a good record, 

 but it has been equalled by that of the Ward family, three of 

 whom have actually been masters. 



These are Mr. Parker's own recollections of the sport : 



*' When I was whip and master, and for some time previous, 

 the beagles were looked after by Lock at the Turkish Baths on 

 the opposite side of the street, only a little higher up, to 

 Tap. 



" Lock was a great character, and my first acquaintance with 

 him was when a bagged fox was hunted at the end of my first 

 beagle Half; Lower Boys were allowed to go out, and I went. 

 The hounds ran the fox into a hedge on Dorney Common, but 

 would not tackle it. Lock pulled him out by his brush, and he 

 turned round and bit his thmnb, so Lock hit him over the head 

 with his whip and killed him. 



" When I was whip to Dan Lascelles we met at Dorney 

 Common and ran a hare up to Orkney Cottage near Maidenhead, 

 and back down the side of the river, and eventually picked her up 



