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THE TKINITY FOOT BEAGLES 



Sussex. Even as a boy he was always a character. The best thing 

 that I know about him was when he was found killing rats in the 

 manure pit with Gerald Buxton's, my First Whip, best and most 

 valuable retriever, which I had allowed him to keep at the Kennels. 

 Sometimes I had the pack down at Shenley,^ Bucks, in the Christmas 

 vacation. Bob used to come too, and I remember him falling into 

 the Canal one day when it was half frozen over. 



We frequently drove a team of four in the " Beagle Cart " in my 

 day. ]\Ir. Gunton, wlio was Senior Proctor, used to run with us. 



One day he sent round to ask for 

 day when we were breaking the 

 horses. I went to see him and 

 was : — 



" If you won't upset me I will 

 drive two horses on such roads." 



My last year Rowland Hunt 

 dinner one night it was suggested 



T.F.B. HUNT A Debu. 

 Aiionyiuous from T.K.B.C. Book. 



a place in the Beagle Cart on a 

 'Varsity rules by driving four 

 explained matters. His answer 



come. I think it cruel only to 



came to stop with me. After 

 we should have a stag hunt with 

 the Beagles. There and then we 

 wired off to Porter of Thames 

 Ditton to send two deer and 

 never thought more of it. On 

 arriving from hunting next day 

 my man met me at the door and 

 said that there were two deer in 

 tlu! hall of my lodgings — in crates! 



1 Where Mr. Milne was Rector until 

 1900, when he took over the Cattistock. 



