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Mr. Charles Beauclerk ; the principal players 

 being the Messrs. Frere, Paul, St. John, W. 

 Parfett, H. Paine, Cave, Corclery, T. Gooclchild, 

 G. Montague, May, Masters. 



Action, writing in the Sporting 1S48. 

 Magazine ?, says: "I had heard that ^^Gif- 

 amongst all the numerous amateur ford by 



t Actason. 



performers of modern days, Lord 

 Gifford was not only a most indefatigable and 

 quick hand in the field, but also, for his years, 

 an excellent judge of hounds and hunting, 

 and likely to make some day or other a really 

 scientific huntsman. Consequently, prejudiced 

 exceedingly in his favour, I started for the old 

 H. H. country, and on Thursday, February 2 4th, 

 met the hounds at Farleigh House. 



" The morning was somewhat wild and 

 stormy, and the hounds were a little behind 

 their time at the place of meeting. At length 

 they made their appearance, conducted by 

 their noble master, and attended by three 

 servants, one of whom, a lad, whipped in on 

 what I conclude was his lordship's second 

 horse. The four horses connected with the 

 establishment each wore a white front to the 

 bridle to distinguish them from the rest of the 

 field at a distance ; a necessary precaution, as 

 in these da}^s so many men riding with hounds 



