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years. From Colonel Cook he went to John 

 Warde, and with him hunted the Craven 

 country for eighteen years ; he then lived 

 with Mr. Mure, in Essex, and finally with Mr. 

 Horlock, until his death. He was a first-rate 

 sportsman, quiet in the field, civil to every- 

 body, and with a wonderful nerve for riding 

 to his hounds. Mmrod says (Spo7± Hag., 1824, 

 p. 204) that Neverd lived with Colonel Cook 

 for three seasons, when he had the Ham- 

 bledon. 



" Mr. Gra3ine again won the H. H. 1805. 

 Cup with Gammel M'Gralaham." No further 

 notice of the races is taken in either the county 

 paper or the Hunt records. Mr. Gramme was 

 now appointed treasurer of the Hunt. 



Messrs. Kingscote and Calmady re- Mr. vnie- 

 tired from the committee of manage- master of 

 ment of the H. H., and Mr. J. T. theILIL 

 Villebois became the sole master until his 

 death, in 1837. The period of his mastership 

 may be fairly said to have been the golden 

 age of the Hampshire Hunt. He bought the 

 hounds of the club in 1804, the purchase- 

 money was invested in the funds in the names 

 of the trustees, and at the time of his decease 

 it amounted to 3550/. 16s. 4cL, Three per 

 Cent. Annuities. 



