1862.] OF HAMPSHIRE. 301 



Sir John Cope, owing to con- 1850. 



. . -i mi i • i i Mr. Wheble 



tmued illness, now gave his hounds of Buiimershe 

 to Mr. Wheble of Buiimershe Court, Court - 

 near Reading, who took the country. It was 

 of immense extent as he received it from Sir 

 John, being bounded on the north bv Unhill 

 Wood, and included Steatly, Pangbourne, and 

 Pinkney Green, near Maidenhead, the country 

 round the Golden Farmer, Frimley, and Farn- 

 borough, Windsor Great Park, and Virginia 

 Water. On the south it was bounded by 

 Winchfield and Strathneldsaye ; and, at the 

 same time, Mr. Wheble took the country which 

 had been hunted by Mr. Montagu, known as 

 the South Berks. Mr. Wheble built some ex- 

 cellent kennels near his house from buildings 

 previously used as loose boxes, and the boiling- 

 house was fitted up with a steaming apparatus 

 for cooking, like the one in use at the Vine. 

 Robert Tocock, who was so many His servants. 



S T -, ^ , -, -. , . Robert To- 



ir John Copes head whip, cock. 



was huntsman, and David Edwards, who 



left Mr. Montagu, was whip. 



The country was afterwards divided in 1852, 

 when Mr. Garth took the Hampshire side of 

 it, with Robert Tocock as his huntsman. 



Mr. Robert Cockburn died June 1S5 °- 



The Hurs- 



loth, and his hounds were purchased ley taken 

 for 300/. by Mr. George Wall, who waii. ' 



