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u Tom Sebright was wont to say Tom 

 that he first learnt to be so fond of Sebright 

 hounds by running after the late Mr. Ville- 

 bois' pack when he hunted the Romsey side 

 of the old Hampshire country. His father 

 was quite a huntsman worthy in his day. He 

 showed all the science of a i master forester' 

 when he hunted the New Forest."* 



From memoranda in the H. H. 1800-1. 

 records, it appears that this was a very severe 

 winter, as two successive hunt meetings did 

 not take place " owing to continued frost and 

 snow." 



Mr. Charles Graeme again won the 1801. 

 Hunt Cup ; no other notice of the race meet- 

 ing is anywhere recorded. 



Mr. Powlett-Powlett now resigned 1802. 

 the management of the H. H., and Feb - 25th - 

 requested permission to hunt the f C om- Uuder 

 country round Somborne by suffer- mittee - 

 ance from the H. H. The request was not 

 granted. 



In the month of March, Admiral Calmady 

 (of Woodcote), Mr. Kingscote (of Hinton 

 House, and afterwards of New Place, Aires- 

 ford), and Mr. John Truman Villebois (of 



* Scott and Sebright, by the Druid, p. 411. 

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