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inserted in Belts Life, inviting communica- 

 tions from gentlemen willing to hunt the coun- 

 try, and that application should be made to 

 Mr. E. M. -Atkins, Kingstone Lisle, President, 

 or to Mr. G. F. Crowdy, Hon. Secretary. 



Another meeting was held at Kingston inn, 

 on Thursday, March 4th, Sir R. G. Throck- 

 morton in the chair, when it was unanimously 

 agreed to invite Mr. W. Selby Lowndes, of 

 Whaddon Hall, Bucks, then Master of the 

 Atherstone hounds, to hunt the country. It 

 was also agreed to present Mr. Morrell with 

 a suitable testimonial in appreciation of the 

 efficient and liberal manner in which he had 

 hunted the country for the past ten years, and 

 a committee was formed and subscription list 

 opened with that object. 



The question of the mastership remained 

 open until just before Mr. Morrell's retirement, 

 when Mr. Duffield stepped in to fill the gap. 

 A subscription of £Zqo was guaranteed. 



Hunting with Mr. Morrell were the Hon. 

 George Barrington, of Beckett Park ; Right 

 Hon. E. P. Bouverie, President of the Hunt ; 

 Mr. T. M. Goodlake, of Wadley, a strict pre- 

 server ; and his son, Major Gerald Goodlake, 

 V.C., a great coursing man ; Colonel Pryse, of 

 Buscot, also a staunch foxhunter ; Mr. J. S. 

 Phillips, of Culham, Master of the South 



