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Ellis Jervoise of Herriard. Mr. tapper's hounds, 

 which were lately the Findon, were purchased, 

 and with them came William Summers, who 

 had seen a good deal of hunting before he 

 came into Hants. Summers was born Summers. 

 at Dorking, his first place was with the Earl 

 of Rothes, then he was live years with the 

 Surrey Stag-hounds as whip, then with the 

 Duke of Cumberland, then with the West 

 Kent under Mr. Waring, next he was ten 

 seasons with Mr. Richardson at Findon, then 

 three seasons with Mr. Napper, and on his 

 parting with his hounds to the H. H. he 

 came to Mr. Knight as huntsman. Summers 

 was a good man in the kennel and in the field, 

 very cheery in covert, and has been compared 

 by many to Foster. An anecdote is told of 

 him in Bailey s Magazine, vol. ii. p. 309, in 

 a communication headed " A Few Words on 

 the Sagacity of Huntsmen:" "An instance 

 of that confidence which is the companion of 

 skill was evinced one fine morning by old 

 Summers, now huntsman of the Hursley, re- 

 sulting in one of the best runs ever seen over 

 the Vine country. A favourite gorse had 

 been drawn blank, when several hounds dashed 

 out of covert exactly on the line of a hare 

 just viewed away, whips were cracked, and 

 " Ware hare" re-echoed. Summers, with one 



