182 SPORTING REMINISCENCES [1825 to 



Hon. Sir George Rose, General Sir Hussey 

 Vivian, and several other officers. 



1828. Mr. Nicoll resigned the manage- 



TheN.F.H. me nt of the ±s T . F. H., and was suc- 



Mr. \\ . 



Wyndham. ceeded by Mr. William Wyndham, 

 who lived at Burnford House, Bramshaw, and 

 removed the hounds from the kennels at Lynd- 

 hurst to Bramshaw. He hunted them himself. 

 His servants were William Butler, 



His servants. m 7 



Harry Gillett, afterwards huntsman 

 to Captain Shedden, Sam Powell, who acted 

 as second horseman as well as whip, and also 

 Sharp, who had lived with Mr. Smith of the 

 Hambledon, and who, on leaving the Forest, 

 went to Colonel Wyndham, in Sussex. 



Mm South says, in the Sporting Magazine : 

 "The removal of the kennel to Bramshaw, five 

 miles from Lyndhurst,- is certainly a disadvan- 

 tage for the place, for, on a dies non or a pour- 

 ing wet day, what is an unfortunate individual 

 to do with himself? and there are few sports- 

 men who cannot pass an hour or two in a 

 kennel very agreeably. It used to be a great 

 lounge during Mr. Mcoll's time, who, from all 

 accounts, must have been admirable in the 

 Forest ; indeed, his humour alone is worth any 

 money." 



The H. H. races were held on h.h. races, 

 Worthy Down, April 20th. Amongst AprU 20th -' 



