1825.] OF HAMPSHIRE. 89 



many years had been his stucl-groom. It is a 

 singular fact, worthy of record, that a single 

 hound followed the procession. 

 "The H. H. Cup was run for on 



1 i loll). 



Abbotstone Down, and was won by R H Cupj 

 Mr. Shrimpton's horse, rode by Mr. ^Xi, 

 Biggs. Upwards of one hundred and 

 fifty gentlemen and farmers afterwards dined 

 at the Swan Inn, Alresford. The dinner was 

 well served by Mr. Hudson." 



Mr. Biggs was a farmer, who lived at the 

 inn at Popham-lane, and the horse above- 

 mentioned originally belonged to Mr. Scotland. 



This year, Mr. A. F. Nunez of Mr. a. f. 

 Warnford Park took the manage- ww °rd 

 ment of the Hambledon hounds, and Park * 

 the kennels were removed from Eastmeon to 

 Warnford. 



Will James at first, and then Will m „ „ 



; Will Reeves 



Reeves, were his huntsmen, and Ned and 

 Gosling was whip. After a time the 

 subscribers were not satisfied with Reeves as 

 huntsman, so John Neal succeeded and hunted 

 the hounds, until Mr. Nunez gave them up, 

 in 1821. 



Mr. Nunez was a very heavy weight, but he 

 had always first-class horses, and by the ex- 

 cellent piloting of Ned Gosling (who gave up 



