4 SPORTING REMINISCENCES [1745 to 



was still talked of at the time Nimrod was 

 resident in Hants in 1823. 

 Mr. Ridge, The next master was Mr. Thomas 

 1749 to 1795. Rjdgg f Manor House, Kilmiston. 



From 1749 he hunted all the country be- 

 tween Farnham, or Alton, and Romsey, until 

 he gave it up to Mr. W. Powlett-P owlet t in 

 1795. 



TheoidKii- Up to February, 1784, it was still 

 mistonHunt. ca H e d the Kilmiston Hunt, and it 

 will be seen in the Hants Chronicle of that 

 year, that, under that name, meetings were 

 advertised to be held at the "White Hart, 

 Winchester ; the Swan Inn, Alresford ; and at 

 Mr. Vernon's, at the Wheatsheaf, Pophani- 

 lane : at this last place the club possessed a 

 very fine cellar of port wine ; the proprietor, 

 however, became bankrupt, and it was seized 

 by his creditors and sold. The meetings were 

 continued there up to March, 1795, but after- 

 wards were held only at Winchester and Aires- 

 ford. 



In the Hants Chronicle of March 8th, 1784, 

 is the following advertisement, headed : " The 

 Noble Diversion." The members of the H. H. 

 society are requested to meet at Mr. Vernon's, 



at Popham-lane ; and in another no- 

 First notice of _* 



the h. h., tice, March 29th of the same year, 

 ' they are for the first time definitely 



