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" Seppy " as he was Hoare " Septimus," and it is on record that he 

 once or twice took one of his hounds through the Headmaster's house ! 

 Quite a daring " cast " ! I remember he once very kindly helped me 

 to take T.F.B. to Dawson's farm (on Caxton Gibbet Eoad) on 

 bicycles at the end of the term when practically every one " had 

 gone down," and we had an excellent day, when two hares were 

 accounted for — one by the help of an ubiquitous coUie, which seemed 

 to greatly please Quinten Gurney, who was the only member of 

 the field ! Wilfred Lucas, Bird, Northen, Gwynne, and A. D. P. 

 Campbell (a Whip who always said every hare was a fresh one !). 

 Jim Cropper was the best man, I think, of all whom I remember at 

 running " to " hounds. 



I. Met at Earith Bridge, March 1, 1902, 60 minutes.— On this 

 occasion I hunted hounds as 1st Whip in H. G. Barclay's (Master) 

 absence, and we had a great day — would have lost hounds altogether 

 in dark if Tony Buxton had not managed to keep in touch — did not 

 get back to Cambridge till nearly 10 p.m. ! So much for a " tea-total 

 horn carrier " ! 



II. Thriplow to Foxton. — Mr. Barclay had a riding meet — rode 

 " Plumber." 



[This is the last " riding day " recorded. — F. C. K.] 



III. Trinity Backs, Oct. 11, 1901. — My first hare, hunting hounds. 

 A great thing in connection with the T.F.B. was Harrier and 



Beagle Eaces,^ of which I have a card dated March 6, 1901. The 

 meeting was held near the Five Bells on the Huntingdon Eoad, and 

 we had to ride twice round the same course. The stewards were : 

 E. C. Henn-Gennys (then Master of the Harriers), W, E. Paget, 

 G. Hargreaves, Hon. V. B. Ponsonby (Master of Drag), Prince P. de 

 Caraman Chimay, starter ; Henn-Gennys, Clerk of the Scales ; G. 

 Hargreaves, Judge ; C. B. Kidd. There were five races — the Harrier 

 Point-to-Point, the Farmers' Point-to-Point, the Beagle Sweepstakes 

 (5s.), Open Sweepstakes, Farm's Sweepstakes and Matches. 

 The entries in the Beagle Eace were : — 



1. W. E. Paget's br. g. The Chef .... Owner. 



2. G. Lawsoii's br. g. Father Christmas . . . Owner. 



^ As before described, now extinct. — F. C. K. 



