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the Cumberland and at one time M.P. (1885-6). He used to ride, the 

 rest of us running. His Whips were : G. H. Longman, C. G. 

 Cropper, and G. Macan, now a barrister. I think that Howard 

 started this pack in 1870 or 1871, and that the hounds were his, 

 he hunting them at home in the vacation. 



In 1873 Longman was Master on foot, and I whipped in with 

 those above named, P. Clowes, T. N. Leeke, Pv,edditch and Mobray 

 Howard, Harry's brother, also helping in the field. Longman used 

 to take the pack home with him, so I suppose he made some arrange- 

 ment with Howard. There were only 8 or 10 couple. 



In 1874 Vickers, a Shropshire man, succeeded Longman. I think 

 he had been Master of the Eton Beagles, and a man called Hornby 

 used to help in whipping in. 



I am afraid I know nothing of the pack before 1871 or after 

 1874.— Yours truly, Ebrington. 



Letter from G. H. Longman 



Bearehurst, Holmwood, Surrey, 

 Jan. 22, 1911. 



Dear Hibbert — I am sorry to have been so long answering 

 your letter of the 9th inst., and am afraid that I have not any real 

 information to give you even now. I have no records in my posses- 

 sion of the doings of the Trinity Beagles during my Mastership, but 

 I succeeded Harry Howard in, I think, the season 1873-4, and 

 hunted the Beagles during that season. I am not, however, quite 

 clear in my mind whether I did not become Master in the autumn of 

 1872, though I think not. I know, however, that I did not hunt 

 the Beagles at Cambridge during the season 1874-5, when I was 

 succeeded by a man called Vickers. There was no regular established 

 pack which belonged to the Hunt in those days, and the nucleus of 

 the pack during the whole of my time at Cambridge belonged to 

 Harry Howard, although I believe I brought up a few small hounds 

 myself, which were not of much use, and I well recollect somebody 

 (I think it was Charlie Cropper) having to carry one of them for 

 some way across Waterbeach Fen, the hound in question having 



