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without a check. This run was acknowledged 

 by one of the oldest sportsmen present to be 

 one of the finest that had been seen with the 

 H. H. for several years." — Hants Chronicle, 

 staunch fox " Lord Gifford had a very good 

 InHtheELH. season, and at no time were the co- 

 country. verts in the H. H. country better 

 stocked with foxes than now. The Farleigh 

 and Nutley coverts, belonging to Mr. Charles 

 Bowyer, were well provided. Herriard was 

 well looked after by Mr. Jervoise, Dummer by 

 Mr. Terry, South Warnborough by Mr. T. M. 

 Wayne, and in Sir Thomas Miller's coverts 

 at Holybourne there was a good show ; on the 

 other side of the Hunt, Sir Edward Doughty 

 at Tichborne, and Colonel Greenwood at 

 Brookwood, carefully preserved; but there 

 was no gentleman to whom the members of 

 the Hunt were under greater obligations than 

 Mr. H. J. Mulcock, the owner of the Mr. Muieock. 

 Beauworth coverts; they were always 

 well stocked, although he never hunted him- 

 self." — Sporting Magazine. 



In consequence of ill health, Sir 1549. 

 Richard Rycroft resigned the master- Th ? Viue 



^ ° under a 



ship of the Vine, which every one committee, 

 regretted, and the Hunt was now managed by 

 a committee, consisting of Messrs. Edward 

 St. John of Church Oakley, W. Portal, and 



