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Mr. E. Timson, who kept the hounds in 

 1854, was also one of the leading men, on his 

 celebrated nags Barbariska, Acorn, and Cupid. 



Mr. Henry Combe Compton has always been 

 a promoter of fox-hunting in the Forest, though 

 he hunted mostly in Leicestershire. 



From the uncultivated state of a great part 

 of the Forest at that time, there were but few 

 farmers who regularly hunted. 

 Mr Joseph Mr. J° se ph Eyles had the Hamble- 

 Eyies of c [ on hounds for one year. Will James 



Eastmeon, t J 



1814. was his huntsman, and John Cald- 



well was his whip. His kennels were at East- 

 meon. Mr. Eyles once lived at Bedlam Bolton, 

 near Winchester. He was a brother of Mr. 

 Richard Eyles of Berely House, who kept a 

 pack of harriers. Mr. Joseph Eyles died 

 March 4, 1815. 



1815. He was succeeded by Mr. Richards 



Mr. Richards f North House, Hambledon, who had 



of>,orth 7 7 



House. the management of the hounds for 



one year. Will James was also his huntsman, 

 and [the hounds remained in the kennels at 

 Eastmeon. 



K Dec. 4th. On Monday, December 4, these 

 hounds had a wonderful run ; they found in the 

 Stoke Woods, went through Chidden to Combe 

 Woods, to the top of Butser Hill, over Holt 



