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Union when he left Mr. Swindell ; he only- 

 remained there one season, and then returned 

 to his old master, with whom he remained 

 until Mr. Swindell gave up the Old Berkshire. 

 During the season, '96-'97, Frank Huckvale 

 acted as second whip. 



In May, 1900, Mr. Swindell took over the 

 mastership of the Taunton Vale Foxhounds. 

 H. Price was his kennel huntsman and first 

 whip, and E. Bailey, from the Aldenham 

 Harriers, his second whip. These servants 

 remained with Mr. Swindell for the two 

 seasons he hunted the Taunton Vale. Upon 

 his resignation he recommended Price to Mr. 

 Wright, and Bailey went as first whip to the 

 Old Berkeley (West). At the end of October, 

 1902, Mr. Barthopp, then Master of the 

 "Hundred of Hoo Foxhounds" being on the 

 sick list, asked Mr. Swindell to hunt his hounds 

 for him ; so the latter gentleman sent some 

 horses down to the kennels near Rochester, 

 and hunted the hounds during that season. 

 In May, 1903, Mr. Swindell took over the 

 Hursley country. E. Bailey, who was his 

 second whip with the Taunton Vale, rejoined 

 him as kennel huntsman and first whip. 

 Joseph Davis, a son of the celebrated "Punch" 

 Davis, who has been so many years with the 

 Hertfordshire Hounds, being his second whip. 



