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with the Essex he lived at Marden Ash, 

 Ongar. On leaving the Essex Mr. Greaves's 

 horses and hounds were sold by Messrs. 

 Tattersalls at Myless, the stud realising over 

 ^2,000 and the hounds ;^ 1,000. Treadwell, 

 his huntsman, then went to the Quorn, where 

 he showed brilliant sport as Lord Stamford's 

 huntsman for six seasons. While Master of the 

 V.W.H. Mr. Greaves lived at Cirencester. On 

 taking the Old Berks he went into New House, 

 the home of so many masters of the Old Berk- 

 shire. The Hunt built him new kennels at 

 Bullocks' Pits, close by. These kennels re- 

 mained the home of the hounds from 1863 to 

 1884, a period of twenty-one years, when the 

 new kennels, built at Kingston Bagpuize by 

 the munificence of Mr. Van de Weyer, were 

 inaugurated. 



Mr. Greaves undertook to hunt the country 

 on a guaranteed subscription of ^800 for three 

 years. He brought his old pack with him into 

 his new country. As Mr. Duffield's hounds 

 had been purchased by Mr. Wilson, who had 

 taken the V.W.H., there was thus an exchange 

 of hounds between the two countries. 



As huntsman, Mr. Greaves engaged 

 Nicholls, who was not a success. The open- 

 ing meet took place on November the 4th, 

 1863, when a large party met at New House, 

 and were entertained at breakfast by the 



