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his dress ! She says that he wears his best clothes gardening, and 

 his worst to go to the House of Commons. I retahated by saying, 

 " Lucidly you did not know him in his Cambridge days ! " 



At the end you will lind two more stories, which may or may 

 not be worth inserting, and a note of Cooke's, which is interesting.^ 

 I also enclose another " Snipey " story. — Yours sincerely, 



(Signed) P. Burges. 



Mr. Cooke's notes are incorporated in Mr. Burges's copy : the 

 other stories will be saved up for a honnc houchc at the end. We sro 

 on with the history of the period, also from Mr. Burges. 



Mr. Tennant took over the Mastership in 1878 from Mr. Vickers 

 (?), and continued as Master during part of Lent Term of 1880. 

 Hunt hunted the hounds a few times during this term, and whipped 

 to Tennant. The writer at that time was not a subscriber, but 

 being a friend of Mr. Tennaut's went out a few times with him. 

 Mr. Tennant's Whips at that time were Mr. Meysey-Thompson,^ Mr. 

 Haines, and Mr. Musgrave. Mr. Tennant sometimes rode himself, and 

 though it was an advantage to runners to be able to " run " the 

 rider, who could be seen at a distance, the rider was able to lift and 

 cast the hounds far quicker than when he was on foot, and the 

 field got a bit left. 



Mr. Tennant went down in 1881. Mr. Meysey-Thompson was 

 1st Whip, and Mr. Haines 2nd AVhip. He offered hounds to Mr. 

 Haines, who would have succeeded to the Mastership, but he was 

 not inclined to do so. 



Mr. Eowland Hunt came up to Magdalene in February 1879. 

 He had been an extraordinarily successful Master of the Eton Beagles 

 — he killed 15 hares his first half and 17 his second — and there being 

 no one keen to take up the Mastership at Trinity, he was, after 

 some opposition, asked to take it, which he agreed to do provided 

 he was given a free hand in dealing with the Pack, and was 

 supported by a larger number of subscribers. As soon as it was 



' Cooke was also a Salopian and one of Hunt's Whips. 

 2 Mr. M.-T. was up during Hunt's Mastership, but did not continue as Whip. 



