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and did not keep up with his hounds as he did 

 formerly. 



Mr. Chamberlayne of Cranbury, 

 beriayne's who had no w kept harriers for two 



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seasons, gave a cup at the Winchester 

 Races, to be run for by farmers over whose 

 lands he hunted. Mr. Chamberlayne shortly 

 after this gave his pack to Mr. John King, 

 the master of the Hambledon, who after a time 

 gave some of them to Mr. Yeatman ; the others 

 went to India to hunt jackals. 



On Mr. Butler giving up his little 



Messrs. & o 1 



Wm. and g. pack of harriers, the country round 

 Hambledon was hunted by Messrs. 

 William and Godfrey Higgins, and these gen- 

 tlemen kept their hounds about ten years. 



1834. The Hambledon Hunt races took 



h. h. c. place on Soberton Down, April 9th, 



races, L ' x ' 



April. and, although the weather was very 



cold, there was a large attendance. 



The Farmers' Cup 

 Was won by Mr. Martin's gr. gelding. 



A Piece of Plate. 



Mr. J. H. Campbell's b. m (Owner) 1 1 



Mr. King's b. g (Gen. Wyndham) 2 2 



Mr. T. Chamberlayne's gr. g „ ,...(Mr. Hetley) 3 



The ball took place at the King's Head Inn, 

 Wickham, where upwards of eighty of the 

 gentry attended. The supper was well served 



