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of 50/. each, to build them with stables and a 

 cottage. Mr. H. C. Compton made a present 

 of the land, which was situate at Furzy Lawn, 

 about one mile from Lyndhurst. 



For the first season Joe Peckham, TT „.„ 



' H. Gillett 



and then for a few years Harry Gillett and j. cha- 

 (who lived as whip with Mr. "Wynd- 

 ham), was huntsman, and after him John 

 Chapelow (who came from Lord Sondes', in 

 Xorfolk) ; but during the last few years of his 

 tenure, Captain Shedden hunted the hounds 

 himself. He was master of the N. F. H. eleven 

 seasons. 



Since Captain Shedden's time the country is 

 not improved (in a fox-hunting sense) ; many 

 enclosures have been recently made, and the 

 foxes run much shorter than formerly. Then 

 they often ran ten and even twelve miles 

 straight; for instance, they once found in 

 Amberwood, and killed in Stubby Coppice. 

 Also, finding in Stubby Coppice, they killed 

 on Ashley Hills ; again, finding in the same 

 covert, they ran to ground at Eyeworth, or ten 

 miles from point to point. A good run which 

 took place quite at the end of April deserves 

 notice. Mr. William Wyndham came down 

 for a few days to see his old country and the 

 new hounds ; he came out but three times, and 



