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Wonder, and Wizard, of which Chancellor, Harmony, and Wonder 

 were in the pack when I left. I started the season of 1878 with 

 12 couple, 8^ couple entered hounds and 3^ couple unentered, and 

 my diary records 34 days' hunting that season, and I can't find 

 that we bought any new hounds, so they must have had a good 

 doing. In the more open country, and also when there were young 

 lambs about, the farmers were rather insistent that the Master 

 should ride, so that from 1878 onwards I kept a horse and rode when 

 I felt bound to, having a day with the drag (of which the T.F.B. 

 Master was always an honorary member) and the Cambridgeshire as 

 occasion offered. Our usual meets were the kennels, Grantchester 

 (Mr. Lilley), Barton (Tom Baker), Shelford Station (Charles Baker), 

 " The Five Bells " (Mr. Cole), Cantelupe Farm, Girton (occasionally), 

 Milton level crossing, Eampton (Mr. Ivatt generally to ride), Harlton 

 (Mr. Whitchurch), Comberton (Mr. Bonnett), Anglesea Abbey (Mr. 

 Hailstone), New Inn (Huntingdon Road), Waterbeach Fen, The 

 WilHam IV. (Huntingdon Ptoad) ; Barton Old Toll Gate, " The Old 

 English Gentleman," Harston (Mr. Long), Mr. Thompson's farm on 

 Comberton and Madingley Road, Horningsea (Mr. Banyard), Linton, 

 Chesterton Manor (Mr. Ellis), Impington (Mr. French), Waterbeach 

 Village (Mr. Long). I used to go to the Corn Exchange on Saturday 

 afternoons, where all the farmers gathered, and arranged meets for 

 following week or fortnight, and on most Saturday evenings during 

 the hunting season two or three of our supporters used to dine with 

 me at my rooms, 17 Malcolm Street, where hunting and port came 

 in for much discussion, varied by Napoleon, a game much affected by 

 them, and which they liked better than Loo; the two Bakers, 

 Thomas and Charles, from Barton and Shelford, Mr. Cole from the 

 Five Bells Farm on Huntingdon Road, Mr. Whitchurch from Harlton, 

 and Edward Long of Harston being among the most regular attend- 

 ants, and sometimes Mr. Banyard from Horningsea. The affairs of 

 the T.F.B. were managed by the Master, assisted by the committee, 

 who all carried whips and were responsible for providing ways and 

 means ; and, as far as I remember, we only once had to make up a 

 deficit. The subscriptions generally produced about £100 to £120 

 per annum, being £1 : Is. for each of the two hunting terms from 



