264 THE KORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. 



At the present moment Major Stamer and Mr. Simpson 

 most efficiently perform the secretarial duties, the latter 

 gentleman especially giving an immense amount of care 

 and attention to the duties, which are admirably carried 

 out. We cannot speak from personal knowledge of the 

 new Field Mastership arrangements, having for some years 

 ceased to hunt, but we have not the slightest doubt that 

 these arrangements are highly satisfactory to the members 

 of the Hunt, for both gentlemen selected for command are 

 amongst the very best sportsmen of the Hunt, and may be 

 trusted to preserve the good traditions of North Stafford 

 Mastership in the field. 



The hounds met at Woore as usual to open the season 

 of 1900-1901, on Monday, November 5th, and the day's 

 sport, which was not at all remarkable, is thus recorded in 

 the Staffordshire Advertiser of November 10th: 



NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. 



The opening meet of the North Staffordshire Hounds took place on Monday 

 at Woore. At the time appointed, however, the heavy fog had lifted but very 

 little, and it was not until an hour later that the Master (the Duke of Sutherland) 

 decided to make a start. Three Brooks was the first cover tried, and from there 

 the initial run was obtained, the fox bolting merrily away into Harrow's Wood, 

 and then, leaving Canridden on the left, on over College Fields, beyond Bellaport, 

 close to Norton-in-Hales, where he was lost. Little more was done. Among 

 those present, in addition to the Master, were Major Stamer (Betton House), Mr. 

 Simpson, Miss Chetwode (Oakley), Mrs. Eliot, Miss Twyford (Whitmore), Mrs. 

 Knight, Mrs. Ridgway (Barlaston), Mrs. Palmer (Madeley), Mrs. Hornby, Mr. A. 

 H. Hornby (Nantwich), Mrs. Wickstead (Betley Hall), Major Kearsley (Stapeley), 

 Mr. Kearsley, Miss Kearsley, Mr. C. W. Clifford (Red House, Market Drayton), 

 Colonel Dobson (Seighford), Mr. P. H. Rawson (The Brand), Baron von 

 Trutzschler, Mx. Arthur Knowles (Alveston Hall), Mr. Arthur Brocklehurst, Mr. 

 W. R. Kirkham (Stone), Mr. Mould (Trentham), Mr. Hall (Kynsal Lodge), Mr. 

 Hall, junior, Mr. Mather (Betley), Mr. R. Cooke (Riverside), Mr. Piggot (Nant- 

 wich), Dr. Corbet Stain (Audlem), Dr. Loney (Audlem), Mr. T. Cartlich (the 

 Manor House, Woore), Mr. W. Blockley (Moor Hall), Mr. A. Blockley (Rad- 

 wood), Mr. Frank Bourne, Mr. W. Barnett (Norton Wood), Mr. F. Cooke (Bear- 

 stone), Mr. Fernandez, and Mr. W. WoUey (Market Drayton). 



On Monday, November 26th, the meet was at Madeley 

 village, and the day is also recorded as follows in the 

 Staffordshire xidvertiser of December 1st : — 



