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invitation at the Kennels on May the 12th, 

 1898, to see the judging of the young hounds. 

 Mr. Dunn, upon this occasion improved upon 

 precedent by inviting several ladies. Possibly 

 it was the desire of distinction in their eyes that 

 made the entry unusually large. The judges 

 were Mr. W. H. Dunn, Master of the Craven, 

 Frank Gillard, late of the Belvoir, and Will 

 Dale, of the Badminton. The first prize was 

 taken by Mr. W. Painton's dog Stentor by 

 Stormer — Songstress. For bitches, Mrs. Rick- 

 man's Rachel by Raglan — Sunlight. Couples, 

 Mrs. Rickman's Rachel and Ruby by Raglan — 

 Sunlight. Mrs. Rickman, however, generously 

 gave up the prize to the next best. Random 

 and Ranter, walked by Mr. C. Jefferies. 



On Tuesday, December the 7th, 1898, the 

 meet was at Fernham ; found at Coxwell Furze 

 Hills. After a ringing run at a most enjoyable 

 pace, over a good hunting country, the fox 

 came back to ground at Uffington Gorse. 

 Mr. Ernest Reade had a nasty fall near Moor 

 Mill and fractured his left wrist. 



On Monday, February the nth, 1901, the 

 meet was at Stanford in the Vale, where there 

 was a good muster on the Rectory Green. Re- 

 freshments were kindly dispensed by the Rev. 

 H. A. Cotton. A brace of foxes were started 

 from Rosey, and hounds got on to one which 



