MOTHER HUNT 



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I return Hunt's draft. It is curious to me how Hunt recalls 

 many little incidents almost word for word as I did — Wyun falling 

 in the manure heap, etc. 



Hunt's remarks re hare and fox hunting are interesting coming 

 from him. I think my dates re Hunt's commencement are right, 

 Cooke has checked them. 



I am here till 28th at School again, 105 officers of Special 



Eeserve. — Yours sincerely, 



(Signed) P. Burges. 



The following " Visitation Articles " issued by Mr. Burges, with 

 the answers of Mr. Rowland Hunt, are of interest in showing the 

 pains taken in piecing together the information contained in this 

 chapter, and also as bringing out one or two fresh points. 



Mr. Burges's Questions. 



1. Did you come up in October 

 1879, and did you hunt with 

 Tennant that term, and did you 

 whip for him ? 



2. Who approached you to take 

 over Mastership 1 



3. When Tennant was Master 

 did you hunt the hounds any days 

 in his absence ? 



4. How many hounds did you 

 draft when you took over, and 

 where did you buy any ? 



5. Where did the bhick-and-tans 

 come from, the " Cygnet " lot 1 I 

 fancy you bred " Cygnet." 



6. Do you know what the 

 hounds cost you out of pocket ? I 

 would think £300 a year, but I 

 know you never kept any account. 



Mr. Hunt's Answ^ers. 

 I went up to Cambridge in 

 February 1880, and did whip for 

 Tennant a few times. 



Tennant asked me to take the 

 Beagles, but Meysey-Thompson was 

 first Whip and I whipped to him 

 when he hunted them. 



I believe I hunted the hounds 

 two or three times when neither 

 Tennant nor Meysey-Thompson 

 could come out. 



I cannot remember how many 

 hounds I drafted, but I bought 

 several couples of very good hounds 

 from a Mr. Jackson who lived some- 

 where in the south of England. 



I cannot remember where the 

 black -and -tans came from, but I 

 bred " Cygnet." 



I should think the Beagles cost 

 me altoijether £200 a vear. 



