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Oxfordshire, always in a good place ; Mr. 

 Henry Elwes, of Marcham Park, who rode at 

 Goodwood and Bibury, who died early ; and 

 his brother, Mr. Charles Duffield, afterwards 

 Master of those hounds ; Mr. C. Dundas 

 Everett, of Besselsleigh, a brother-in-law of 

 Mr. Morrell, frequently at Tubney ; the Earl 

 of Strathmore, from Becket, owner and rider 

 of the steeplechasers, The Switcher, St. Leger, 

 and others ; Lord Valentia, from Bletchington, 

 who was a host of fun and a very nice man, 

 whose droll sayings would fill a book ; he was 

 very often at Tubney, was a bruiser over a 

 country, and latterly he rode in spectacles ; Mr. 

 E. Martin-Atkins, of Kingstone Lisle, who 

 looked well after the foxes ; Captain D. Ben- 

 nett, of Faringdon House, who looked well 

 after Faringdon Grove, a little hollow place 

 out of which fourteen foxes, old and young, 

 were once found ; Mr. J. S. Bowles, of Milton 

 Hill ; Mr. Walter Strickland, of Cokethorpe, 

 both very good preservers ; Mr. Davey, of 

 Buckland, a gentleman farmer, well-known on 

 a grey, looked after the poultry fund ; Mr. 

 John Aldworth, of Frilford, a great sheep 

 breeder, and one of the best sportsman in the 

 country, was joint secretary to the Hunt. He 

 and his brother William lived at two beautiful 

 houses, their own property, which stand side 



