lOO THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



from Kingstone Inn Gorse, running over the 

 Wantage country by Uffington Wood, over the 

 White Horse Hill, where they ran into an old 

 dog fox on the downs after a severe run of 

 two hours. Lord Kintore went well, as did 

 George Montague, on a horse lent him by a 

 friend in the country. Thomas Tocock rode 

 a horse called " Winky-boss " ; Joe Paice was 

 mounted by Mr. Duffield ; and Robert Tocock 

 on " Badcock," a first-class hunter, lent to Sir 

 John by Mr. Gosling the banker, who was 

 then laid up with a broken thigh. Colonel 

 Adam Blandy, the late chief constable of 

 Berkshire, was in this run, and is doubtless 

 the only survivor.* 



Sir John Cope's hounds, and some of the 

 horses, were kept at Marcham Park, and the 

 others at Abingdon. Mr. T. T. Morland, and 

 Mr. Blandy rendered Sir John all the assis- 

 tance they could, being genuine sportsmen, 

 and anxious to see what the hounds would do 

 in a new country. Several of the gentlemen 

 who hunted regularly with Sir John went down 

 with their horses, amongst them being Mr. 

 E. Golding, of Maiden Erlegh ; Mr. George 

 Montague ; Mr. T. Stonor, afterwards Lord 



* He has, however, since these lines were written, 

 gone over to the majority. 



