1825.] OF HAMPSHIRE. 107 



inghamshire. Mr. Sliard was on the turf, and 

 the owner of Reveller, whose picture and per- 

 formances will be found in the Sp&rting Maga- 

 zine. Mr. Weston, who was for so many years 

 with Mr. Joseph Anderson, in Piccadilly, and 

 is now with Mr. John Darby, at Rugby, says 

 that Mr. Shard had such a stud of horses that 

 one does not see in the present day; he had 

 one especially fine grey horse, for which Lord 

 Maryborough offered him 500 guineas. 

 On Mr. John Walker resiomins;, 



1823 



and selling his hounds to Sir Bel- Mr.c~siiar<i 

 limdiam Graham, who gave up the takes the 



° 7 O I Hambledon. 



management of the Quorn, and sold 

 his pack to Mr. Osbaldeston, Mr. Shard ar- 

 ranged to hunt the Hambledon country, and 

 in April his hounds went to Mr. Nunez's 

 kennel, at Warnford. During the following 

 season, as Sharp so frequently missed killing 

 his fox, Mr. Shard put John Major in his 

 place, who killed more foxes in succession 

 than had been known in Hants for some time. 

 When master of the Hambledon, Mr. Shard 

 lived at Hill-place, Droxford. 



"On Monday, March the 17th, TheH. il, 

 Mr. Villebois' hounds had a bril- rmiwl ' 

 liant run. Dick Foster, with all his ability, 

 could not keep his usual place, and Mr. 



