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The Hunters' Stakes, gentlemen riders, was 

 won by Mr. Berkeley's horse, beating Mr. 

 Stewart and the Hon. W. Gage. 

 h. h. The Farmers' Cup was run for on 



farmers' race. Abbotstone Down, and won bv Mr. 

 Legg's brown mare by Traveller, beating Mr. 

 Whitear's, Mr. Maughan's, and Mr. Trodd's 

 horses. The winner was ridden by Mr. Wil- 

 liam Leg£. 



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On December 19th the Hambledon 



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Fine run hounds had a line run from \\ est 

 Endlf End, through Allington, Durley, 

 don Hamble " Stroud, and Cleverley Woods, by 

 Corhampton and Preshaw to Ext on. 

 At Warnford the fox crossed the water, and 

 was run into after a run of seventeen miles. 

 About one hundred horsemen were in the 

 field at starting, but not more than a dozen 

 were in at the death. Mr. T. Smith, the 

 master, got the brush, after wading through a 

 river breast high. Of those who got to the 

 end were the two Messrs. Moody, S. Taylor, 

 Capt. Burnaby Green, Colonel George Green- 

 wood, Mr. Charles Brett, and Capt, Sullivan. 

 Mr. T. Smith* resigned the manage- 



1829 



Mr King ment of the Hambledon and took 

 ^^ the Craven hounds. He was suc- 



Hambledon. 



ceeded by Mr. J. King, who brought 

 his hounds with him from Devonshire. 



