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ear being badly torn." Mr. Swindell's opinion 

 on this point is completely endorsed by Mr. 

 Wright, the present Master of the Old Berks. 



The Puckeridge Hunt built new kennels to 

 replace the temporary ones built by Mr. Swin- 

 dell. These kennels were built at Braughing 

 on land given by Mr. Calvert of Furneaux 

 Pelham, and Mr. Leader of Buntingford. Mr. 

 Swindell put his hounds into them in May, 

 1886, and built a house for himself close by. 

 He became Master of the Old Berks Hunt on 

 May the ist, 1894. He sold his hounds to the 

 Hon. L. Bathurst, who succeeded him with 

 the Puckeridge, at Tattersall's valuation of 

 ;^i,200. He brought with him the reputation 

 of being a first-rate sportsman, a reputation he 

 did nothing but enhance in his new country. 

 For residence he took Kingston House from 

 Mr. Blandy Jenkins. As with the Puckeridge, 

 he hunted the hounds himself; Joe Lawrence, 

 who had been kennel huntsman and first whip 

 to Lord Craven and Captain Forester, remained 

 in the same position. Tom Morgan came with 

 the Master as second whip. 



Tom Morgan left in 1896, and Mr. Swindell 

 then brought Jack Press into the Old Berks 

 country, from the county Gal way. He remained 

 through Mr. Dunn's mastership, and with Mr. 

 Wright. Tom Morgan went to the Surrey 



