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lington, as did also " Billy the Brewer," whose 

 name was Bell. " Lord Oxford " was a soubri- 

 quet by which Quartermaine the horse dealer 

 was known by the undergraduates of the day. 



Several changes occurred amongst the hunt 

 servants in Mr. Morland's time. Hills and 

 Hawtin we have already mentioned as having 

 hunted the hounds. They were followed by 

 Cox and Jones, the latter of whom continued 

 under the succeeding Master. 



Mr. Morland's mastership just brings us 

 down to living memory, and the following 

 stories are still told by those who took part in 

 the events described. A curious incident took 

 place at the conclusion of a good run in the 

 Oxfordshire part of his country. The hounds 

 had found in the Cokethorpe coverts, and had 

 gone a ringing run at a very quick pace, 

 without a check, to Rock Farm, near Burford. 

 The fox there took refuge on the top of a 

 slated barn, in the valley between the porch 

 and barn. The fox had shown so much sport 

 that all were anxious that he should get off 

 The hounds were sent round to the other side 

 of the barn, where there was a waggon loaded 

 with straw standing against the barn. Stephen 

 Shepherd, the whip, climbed up the barn and 

 over the ridge and tried to dislodge the fox 

 and make him go away on the side furthest 

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