238 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



bridge, Paynton, Badcock, Brooks, Beesley, 

 Myers, Captain Bennett, and many others. 



On Thursday, July the 23rd, 1864, the 

 puppy judging took place at the kennels. A 

 luncheon was provided by the Master at New- 

 House. The prize for the best dog was won 

 by R. Campbell, Esq. ; for the best bitch, by 

 Mr. J. B. Empson. 



In 1864 the opening meet took place at 

 New House, on Wednesday, November the 

 2nd. There were present : Mr. Henley 

 Greaves the Master, Colonel Loyd Lindsay, 

 Sir Francis Goldsmid, Bart., M.P., Hon. G. 

 Craven, Messrs. E. M.- Atkins, C. P. Duffield, 

 T. Duffield, W. K. Lenthall, E. K. Lenthall, 

 John Phillips, J. B. Jenkins, D. Bennett, 

 A. Sartoris, M. Lowndes, G. F. Crowdy, 

 Hammons, Myers, R. Phillips Blake, J. Dale, 

 A. Edmonds, J. Edmonds, H. Peacock, J. 

 Dyke. After doing full justice to the break- 

 fast provided by the hospitable Master, they ad- 

 journed to Harrowdown Hill, which was drawn 

 blank. A fox was then found in Longworth 

 Long Copse, which gave a pretty circling spin 

 of half an hour ; when returning he was killed 

 in the copse. The hounds then proceeded to 

 Hinton. A good fox was found in Westfield 

 Copse. He went away fast through Pusey, 

 Buckland, Rivey, Barcot, along the bottom of 



