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The Farmers' Silver Cup, given by Mr. Powlett. 

 Six started. 



Mr. Smith's horse 1 



Mr. Steel's horse 2 



A bead. 



There was a dinner, ball, and supper after, 

 at the Red Lion Inn, Fareham, for which Mr. 

 Harris obtained great credit. 



" On Tuesday, November 1st, at 

 the races on Abbotstone Down, the h. h. races, 

 Hunt Cup was won by Mr. Kersley's 

 grey horse, beating five others. After the race 

 about two hundred dined at Mr. Perkins's, 

 the Swan Inn, Alresford." — From the Hants 

 Chronicle. 



Mr. John Warde resigned the ma- 1814. 

 nao-ement of the New Forest, and was Mr - f™ 1 } 

 succeeded by Mr. Nicoll, who hunted the n. f. h. 

 his hounds himself. His servants were, first, 

 Joseph and George Grant. Joseph went to 

 Lord Kintore, with whom he lived twelve 

 years, and George went to Mr. Compton of 

 Manor House; they were succeeded by Joe 

 Peckham. The kennels were at Sir Charles 

 Burrard's house at Lyndhurst. 



Mr. Nicoll had a most beautiful bitch pack 

 of hounds. One season they never missed 

 their fox. Mr. Nicoll used to handle them 

 very quietly. One day a gentleman was just 

 going to give a "View halloo," when he said, 

 " Pray don't halloo ; for if you once get their 



