104 THE TEINITY FOOT BEAGLES 



(three times to be accurate) from Cambridge, and have never worn 

 pink except on the stage, when I represented the March Hare in 

 theatricals in Herefordshire, for which I borrowed my father's coat 

 which was just a bit short in the sleeves. Black was all I ever 

 ran to. If you consider this as a digression your complaint must be 

 to Mr. Burges's address, who pinned the interesting but not over 

 relevant letter cut from Bailey's on to his " copy " ; which " copy " 

 here followeth. 



EOWLAND HUNT 



A Peesonal Becollection of him, by p. Purges 1 



It is so long ago that it seems like writing an obituary notice — 

 but at the risk of being a bit prosy to those who did not know him I 

 venture to go into his life before he came up to Cambridge. 



He was born in 1858. He is the head of one of the oldest 

 families in a county (Salop) which prides itself on ancient lineage. 

 Eichard de Venator was the founder of the family which also pro- 

 duced a well-known Parliamentary leader in the Civil Wars, Colonel 

 Hunt. The family's crest is a dog of very uncertain breed, which 

 Hunt once described as possibly a gunning " Ponto " in those days, but 

 he would draft him on sight as a beagle. Hunt's uncle. Ward Hunt, 

 was Chancellor of the Exchequer in Beaconsfield's Cabinet in the 

 'seventies. So much for family history. 



Hunt went to school at Eton, 1871-77, and made himself 

 famous by winning the School Steeplechase in 1876 as a non- 

 favourite, with consummate ease : he lost one shoe early in the race. 

 He also, much to every one's surprise, won the walking race, walking 

 in bare leet on a grass track. 



He was one of the best exponents of the Eton (tield) Football 

 Game in his time, and was Keeper (Captain) of the Field Game. 

 He also won the School Diving, and House Eacquets with the 



^ Tlie JIS. of this valuable contribution has been looked over and bears corrections 

 in Mr. Hunt's own hand, so that he is demonstrably an accessory before the fact. If, 

 therefore, you hojie that anything herein stated may contribute to the gaiety of 

 nations by causing a sporting libel action you will probably be disappointed ! — F. C. K. 



