262 , THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



Bouverie had built himself a house. But 

 though he hunted regularly for some years, 

 and was still a keen supporter of the sport, he 

 missed the handy meets and the familiar sur- 

 roundings of his former Berkshire home. He 

 served the office of High Sheriff in 1882, and 

 became Chairman of Quarter Sessions in 1886. 

 He was an alderman of the then newly-formed 

 Wilts County Council down to his death in 

 December, 1889. 



In 1871 the usual Hunt Ball took place 

 at the Corn Exchange, Faringdon, on 

 Thursday, February the 2nd. The Hunt Club 

 Dinner was held at the " Crown," Faringdon, 

 on the 30th of March, Mr. C. P. Duffield in 

 the chair. The opening meet was at New 

 House, on Wednesday, November the ist. 

 The day proved to be very bad for scent. 

 Plenty of foxes were, however, found at 

 Pusey, and a brace were accounted for before 

 the hounds returned home. Great excite- 

 ment was caused in Faringdon, on Friday, 

 December the 22nd, by the hounds running 

 a fox through a part of the town. The 

 meet was at Fernham. They found in the 

 Furze Hills ; ran through Fernham, Coles 

 Pits, Wicklesham Copse to the rifle butts. 

 Then turning to the left, the fox ran through 

 the lower end of the town, and finally took 



