A HISTORY OF SUSSEX 



Campbell, of Priesthaus, Hankham, succeeded 

 Mr. Southerden as master, and hunting the 

 hounds himself, has shown first rate sport ever 

 since. In Mr. Williams' time hounds were 

 hunted in the Down country on horseback ; 

 in the marsh and Weald country on foot. This 

 arrangement has been continued by Mr. Camp- 

 bell. The Hailsham country is a large one, 

 comprising the western portion of Pevensey 

 Marsh and running westward to the Downs above 

 Eastbourne. Yet further west in the Down and 

 Weald country, the limits of the hunt extend 

 close up to Seaford and Laughton. Wartling 

 hill and Boreham Street are the eastern boundaries. 

 Mr. Southerden built new kennels for the pack. 

 These were afterwards acquired by Mr. Camp- 

 bell, and removed to the Battle Road, Hailsham, 

 where various improvements have been effected. 

 The country is well stocked with hares in 

 some places, indeed, hares are too numerous. 

 One of the greatest runs ever known with this 

 pack occurred on November 24, 1900, when a 

 hare, starting near the sea, east of Pevensey, 

 made a point of seven miles straight inland, and 

 was killed at Foul Mile, beyond Cowbeech. 

 This run lasted 2f hours ; as hounds ran they 

 must have covered 14 or 15 miles. Only four 

 members of the hunt were anywhere near the 

 finish, and they were a long way behind, the 

 hare being saved from the pack by two country- 

 men. On 1 8 February, 1904, a hare, which 

 had been hunted steadily over the downs for 

 close on two hours, led the Hailsham pack from 

 the Golf Links at Eastbourne to the down be- 

 yond Lullington, in the Cuckmere Valley, where 

 they killed her after a hunt of three hours' dura- 

 tion. Mr. Campbell, the master, who was 

 mounted, was the only one up at the kill. The 

 point from Eastbourne Golf Links to the place 

 where the hare was pulled down was 5^ miles. 

 As hounds ran it was some 16 miles. The first 

 part of this hunt was slow, with frequent checks ; 

 the last portion straight and very fast. On foot 

 Mr. Campbell is a brilliant performer. Over 

 the well dyked marsh country, where his running 

 and leaping powers serve him well, few men in 

 England can live with him. The Hailsham 

 pack now number 25 couples. They hunt 

 three days a week and have as kennel huntsman 

 and first whip James Holmwood. The hunt 

 subscription for foot members is ^2 2s. ; for 

 mounted members, ^5 5*. per horse. 



The Iping. This is a private pack, owned by 

 Sir Edward Hamilton ; it was established in 

 1893. The kennels are at Iping, near Midhurst, 

 and the pack, consisting of 20 couples of 20 in. 

 pure bred foxhound bitches, hunt a portion of 

 the country formerly occupied by the Goodwood 

 foxhounds. They hunt westward into the 

 H. H. territory. Mr. Archibald Hamilton is the 

 master, his huntsman being Fred Jarvis. The 

 pack hunts on Tuesdays and Fridays. Good 



sport is shown by these hounds, but there is a 

 considerable amount of wire in the country. 



Lady Gifford's. These harriers were first 

 established by Lady Giffbrd, in Northumberland, 

 in the year 1895. In 1898 they were brought 

 south and established at Old Park, Chichester. 

 The country is a varied one, consisting of grass, 

 plough, woodland, and downs. To the west 

 the country is well grassed and open, with flying 

 fences ; in some places there are wide dykes. 

 Lady GifFord herself hunts the pack, which con- 

 sists of 24 couples of 19 in. harriers, and shows 

 excellent sport. Her whippers-in are E. Dudley 

 (kennel huntsman) and G. Stokes. The pack is 

 a private one, owned and maintained by the 

 master, who accepts no subscription. The days 

 of hunting are Tuesday and Saturday. 



The Fordcomhe. This pack consists of IO 

 couples of 1 8 in. pure harriers, which hunt in 

 Kent and North Sussex, in the neighbourhood of 

 Tunbridge Wells. They were established in 

 1870 and are a subscription pack. The kennels 

 are at Fordcombe. The master is Mr. W. 

 Hollomby of Hickman's Farm, Fordcombe, and 

 the hounds are hunted by Mr. C. J. Hollomby. 

 They are followed on foot. 



The Romney Marsh. These make occasional 

 incursions over the border into Eastern Sussex ; 

 but as they are strictly a Kentish pack, they do 

 not claim notice here. 



POINT-TO-POINT RACES 



Point-to-point steeplechases, which have so 

 much developed in the last score of years, are 

 popular among Sussex sportsmen, and for some 

 years the South Down, East Sussex, and East- 

 bourne Hunts have held meetings which have 

 all been extremely successful. Lady Giffbrd's 

 Harriers have held point-to-point races for some 

 few seasons. In 1906 the Bexhill Harriers for 

 the first time held a point-to-point meeting, 

 which is now an annual fixture. 



BEAGLES 



The Brighton. Numbering 17 couples of 

 in. hounds, hunt the country about the 

 town and show very good sport. The master is 

 Mr. Delamere B. Roffey ; and the huntsman, 

 Mr. C. W. Nye. 



Mr. L. L. Constable's. A 13 in. pack, ken- 

 nelled at Ifold, Billingshurst, number 8 couples, 

 and hunt the neighbourhood. The master 

 carries the horn. 



The Shopwyke. A private pack, kennelled at 

 Shopwyke, Chichester, the residence of the 

 master, Mr. T. Guy Paget, Scots Guards. It con- 

 sists of 1 5 couples of 1 2 in. Stud Book Beagles. 

 The pack was established in 1903 to hunt the 

 country round Bognor and Barham Junction, in 



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