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by Mr. Bosley, who is ever ready to render 

 his good services to his countrymen and his 

 friends. With such favourable auspices to 

 promote the welfare of anything connected 

 with the county, the chase most especially, as 

 those which a highly valued and popular 

 master of hounds has at his command, under 

 Mr. Thomas's management, the difficulties 

 which had previously existed, and which in- 

 variably do exist in every country till fox- 

 hunting becomes established, were gradually 

 overcome, and during the last two years of 

 his mastership that gentleman was induced 

 to take the whole of the responsibilities on 

 himself. 



Lord Gifford, having resigned the V. W. H. 

 in 18-45, undertook the management from 

 Mr. Thomas, and kept the hounds two 

 seasons, about which time the very valuable 

 assistance of Mr. Lanwarne, as honorary 

 secretary, commenced, and which has con- 

 tributed vastly to the promotion of fox- 

 hunting in Herefordshire. On Lord Gifford 

 removing into Hampshire, this country was 

 taken by Mr. Symonds, when the members 

 of the hunt purchased the hounds from 

 Mr. Thomas, and although that gentleman 



