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THE ETON COLLEGE HUNT, 



whip. Archie Lambert was a fine runner, and won the School 

 Steeplechase, and was a good Master. He was a great athlete, 

 kept the Field in which XI. I played myself in 1902, and was 

 also in the Cricket XI. He died in E. Africa ; no better fellow 

 ever lived. As far as I remember, we only had two days' 

 hunting in the Christmas Half, one of them a good day ; we found 

 a hare in the field behind the kennels, and after a good hunt 

 killed her in the Moat which runs round Ditton Park. We had a 

 good season during the Easter Half of 1903, and beagling was 

 then very popular at Eton. I regret I have no diary, but I 



HIS LUCKY DAY. 



remember one day from Salt Hill railway bridge. We found on 

 Salt Hill, and killed a good hare after about an hour. We then 

 found again on Salt Hill, and after a turn round the hill crossed 

 the G.W.R. and leaving Chalvey on our left and Butts on our 

 right killed her on the G.W. Railway Slough to Windsor. 

 Time, 1 hour 15 min. 



*' I remember another topping hunt from Salt Hill with 

 Dorney Village on our right, and killing a good hare in the 

 Thames above Athens, but I cannot remember if this was 1903 

 or the year before ; I think 1903. Nicholl and St. J. M. Lambert 

 have not hunted, I think, much since. I am at present joint 

 Master and huntsman of the Brocklesby Hounds with Lord 



