206 WITH HOUND AND TERRIER. 



house to breakfast, 200 at a time being accom- 

 modated in the dining - hall and morning - room. 

 Before this necessarily rather lengthy proceeding 

 had come to an end a start was made with hounds, 

 and we went out for our last day in the country 

 under the old regime. 



Two days later the annual puppy show was held 

 at the kennels at Charlton Horethorne, and at the 

 luncheon o-iven on the occasion the Master took 

 his formal leave of the country. As on so many 

 previous occasions, the judge was Charles Little- 

 worth, formerly huntsman to the late Lord Ports- 

 mouth. The puppies winning distinctions were 

 mostly by Brocklesby sires, Mr Guest having 

 bought the grand Brocklesby dog pack in 1896, 

 and since that time he had introduced some of 

 their best blood into his kennels. It was sad, 

 indeed, that such a pack as had been built up by 

 Mr Guest and his predecessor, Sir Bichard Glyn, 

 and on which John Press had left the mark of his 

 incomparable skill, was to go from the old country, 

 but, as I have already said, this was inevitable 

 under the circumstances. At luncheon Mr Guest 

 was well supported by his friends and neighbours, 

 and the tenant farmers once again mustered in 

 force. After the usual speeches we severally took 

 our farewell of the Master, and the moment was 

 fraught with feeling for us all which leaves its 

 indelible mark upon our lives. 



W. Spiller, who had been Mr Guest's huntsman 

 since 1895, retired at the same time as the Master. 



