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turned out a stag on Oliver's Battery. Previous 

 to starting, Mr. Chamberlayne of Cranbury 

 gave a dejeuner. The deer went over Winchester 

 race-course, through Worthy and Easton to 

 Avin^ton Park, where he was taken. On the 

 30th they had a very severe run. Uncarted 

 at Farley Mount, the stag went by Pitt to Yew 

 Hill, Bishopstoke, Durley, Bishop's Waltham, 

 and Botley, where he took the water, from 

 whence he was driven and ran to Bursledon. 

 He distanced the hounds and escaped. Mr. 

 Craven died August, 1836, aged twenty-six. 



A pack of harriers was now kept The 

 at Lyinington by Messrs. St. Barbe hide"?. 

 and Bennet. 



Mr. Fellowes resigned the manage- The vine. 

 ment of the Vine hounds for a short thome°Tay- 

 time only, and was succeeded by Mr. lor> Nov * 

 Donnithorne Taylor, who had them until the 

 end of the season. Mr. Taylor was assisted by 

 Mr. Harris, an excellent sportsman and a very 

 good rider. At the end of the season (March 

 15th) he gave a dinner to sixty farmers at the 

 Poyntz Arms, Overton. Adamson was his 

 huntsman, and T. Slater whip. 



The Royal Stag-hounds, under the 1836. 

 management of the Earl of Erroll>- ^J g™; 

 visited the New Forest. On their nounds - 



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