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celebrated by the usual Hunt Dinner, which 

 took place at the Crown Inn, Faringdon, on 

 Thursday, March the 21st, the chair, in the 

 absence of the President of the Hunt, being 

 taken by Mr. D. Bennett. 



The opening meet of the next season was 

 at Road Farm, where a large party met for 

 breakfast on October the 30th, 1867. 



Mr. Starky had been taking more interest 

 in racing than hunting, and although he had 

 owned some sfood horses in " Fisherman " and 

 " Viridis," he came to grief, and his affairs 

 reached a climax in January, 1868, which 

 obliged him to leave the syndicate, his share 

 in the hounds being purchased by his brother 

 Masters. 



A Hunt Ball took place at Faringdon on 

 Thursday, January the i6th, 1868. The 

 attendance, however, was not so numerous 

 as usual. The Hunt Dinner was held at 

 Abingdon on April the 2nd, when about fifty 

 sat down. The chair, in the absence of the 

 President, was taken by Mr. C. P. Duffield. 



The opening meet took place at the kennels 

 on Wednesday, October the 28th, 1868. A 

 first rate breakfast was provided at New 

 House. The first draw was Wick Scrubbs. 

 A fox was quickly on foot and went away 

 for Marcham, being headed by a crowd on 



