370 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



and subsequently they gave up at Odstone 

 Folly. The hosts of the Old Berks were 

 charmed with the day's sport shown by their 

 guests of the neighbouring Hunt. 



On Friday, the 12th February, 1904, a 

 sad accident happened. Mr. David Kennard, 

 surgeon, of Lambourne, with several other 

 horsemen, came to a wide boggy ditch with a 

 rather high bank on either side, on Mr. Cook's 

 land below Bridgcomb Farm. He had to 

 keep his horse back while the one in front of 

 him struggled through. His horse followed, 

 but became "bogged," and Mr. Kennard came 

 off, when the animal, in struggling to extricate 

 itself, kicked him on the back, injuring the 

 spine and rupturing a blood vessel. Assistance 

 was soon at hand, Mr. Selby Lowndes saw 

 the accident, and called Dr. Gerald Kennard, 

 to his father's assistance, when with the help 

 of Dr. Powell, of High worth, and others, the 

 injured man was made as comfortable as 

 possible in a cart and conveyed to Thornhill 

 House, Kingston Lisle, the residence of 

 Colonel Rickman, where he received every 

 attention. However, he succumbed to the 

 injuries he had received and died on the 

 following Tuesday. 



Mr. Kennard was an excellent horseman 

 and rode well to hounds. He had hunted for 



