Early Days 5 



enjoyed themselves to their hearts' content. The kennels 

 were then at Shirley, near Croydon. 



1820-36. — Mr. Daniel Haigh, of Tooting, was Master, 

 and a good Master too. We reproduce — from a print in 

 possession of the author — a portrait of Mr. Haigh on a 

 favourite hunter. The hounds were then kept at Chels- 

 ham, a very rural village, about three miles from Croydon, 

 and the present " Kennel Farm " remains as a memento 

 of the site of the old kennels, stables, etc. 



1836-43. — Sir Edmund Antrobus, of Cheam, reigned 

 at the head of affairs, assisted (in 1 840) by Colonel Cator, 

 both first-rate men to hounds. The kennels were then 

 removed to Garston Hall, an interesting old house in the 

 parish of Coulsdon, where they have remained ever since 

 — certainly a fine line of continuity in that respect. 



1843-47. — Sir Edmund Antrobus was assisted in the 

 Mastership by Mr. John Castendeick and Mr. W. Morti- 

 mer, the last-mentioned gentleman taking command in 

 the field when Sir Edmund was not out, and the arrange- 

 ment worked very satisfactorily, excellent sport being 

 enjoyed. 



1847-59. — Mr. Thomas Hood, Mr. William Mortimer, 

 and Mr. Harry Nicholl were a committee selected to 

 carry on the Hunt, the hounds and horses being lent to 

 the country by Sir E. Antrobus, whose enthusiasm for 

 the Old Surrey never cooled. The triumvirate were 

 thoroughly successful. 



1859-71. — Mr. W. Mortimer and Mr. Harry Nicholl 

 were joint Masters, when Sir Edmund generously made a 



