During Mr. Mansfield's mastership, Freeman's 

 lieutenants were W. Rawle and Charles Peck ; at the 

 end of the season, 76-7, the former was replaced by Tom 

 M'Alister, who was second whip for a time during Sir 

 Edward Kennedy's reign, and who then went as 

 first whip to the Queen's County hounds, where he 

 remained until his return to this county. 



The annual subscription paid to the master for 

 some years past has been ^2,100, out of which he 

 had to pay the expenses of the country. This amount 

 was made up by subscriptions, donations (given by 

 the military quartered in the district and civilians not 

 members of the hunt), and field money. Last season, 

 76-7, there was a considerable surplus, the subscrip- 

 tions being larger than usual, and the field money 

 having been larger than was ever received before. 

 Hitherto the master has had exclusive charge of the 

 country, directing everything, and paying all charges 

 in reference to it. From 1st May, 1877, as already 

 mentioned this has been changed. The hunt num- 

 bered in 1876-7, one hundred and thirty-eight members 

 paying subscriptions of from ^ 100 to ^5 a year. The 

 expenditure on the kennels, stables, and house for the 

 hunt servants amounted to between/3,000 and^3,500. 

 Previous to the building of the present kennels the 

 hunt establishment was kept at the private residence 

 of the master, who was always a gentleman of the 



