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with " Herald," by '' Laneret— Nightjar." Sir 

 William maintained a small breeding- establish- 

 ment at Buckland, and bred many winners 

 from his favourite mare "Annette," by "The 

 Speaker — Lady Di." Amongst the various suc- 

 cesses gained by her progeny we may mention 

 "The Duke of York Stakes," "The Jubilee,' 

 at Kempton, both won by " Avington," by 

 " Milton." At Hereford he won the " Shobdon 

 Cup" with " Referee," and at Stockbridge he 

 carried off the " Champagne Stakes," and 

 the "Stockbridge Cup," with " Arcano," by 

 "Mask," all out of "Annette." Sir William 

 at one time commanded a troop in the Wor- 

 cestershire Yeomanry. He is an excellent 

 shot, and the most genial of hosts. Long may 

 he remain to preside over the destinies of the 

 Old Berks Hunt. 



In the winter of 1888 the joint Masters 

 intimated their intention of resiofninor at the 

 conclusion of the season. At a meeting of the 

 Hunt it was unanimously resolved : " That the 

 members of the Old Berks Hunt, assembled 

 at their meeting, desire to express their appre- 

 ciation of the munificence of Colonel Van de 

 Weyer to the country, particularly by his gift 

 of kennels, and also of the sportsmanlike way 

 in which he and Mr. Duffield have hunted the 

 country for the last five seasons." It was 



