68 SPORTING REMINISCENCES [1800 to 



Rectory and Midlington House, Droxford. At 

 this time the Hambledon Hunt wore green 

 coats in the hunting-field. 



The lower and eastern parts of the now 

 Hambledon country were not regularly hunted 

 as they are now. Twyford Park, Stoke Park 

 (which were then neutral between the H. H. 

 and Hambledon), Corhampton, Soberton, and 

 Broad Halfpenny Downs appear to have been 

 the favourite meets. 



On Mr. Powlett going back to Somborne, 

 Mr. Twyford of Trotton House, near Rogate, 

 hunted the extreme west of Sussex and the 

 east of Hampshire. Colonel Wyndham bought 

 Mr. Powlett's hounds in 1816; they went to 

 his kennels at the Drove, and old Luke Free- 

 man hunted them. 



From the alliteration of his name, Mr. Pow- 

 lett was commonly called Pontius Pilate. 



Sawyer says he was u a radical sort of a 

 gentleman." The meets were not advertised 

 until 1816; and I have heard that, unless he 

 was in a good humour, he would not say where 

 he was going. 



1S08 " The master, W. P. Powlett, gave 



Soberton a cup, which was won by Mr. Wooll's 

 horse ; the various amusements ex- 

 celled those of any former year." This would 



