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Lord Besborough, who was staying 1854. 

 with Lord Ashburton at the Grange, R ° ya ? , 



a " stag-hounds, 



brought the Royal Stag-hounds into Jan - 12 - 

 Hants, and on the 12th uncarted a stag at 

 Popham Beacon, which was taken at Free- 

 folk ; the ground was half covered with snow. 

 The H. H. races were held on TT „ 



H. H. races. 



Abbotstone Down, on May the 12th. 



The Hunters' Stakes, over four flights of hurdles. Heats. 



Mr. Williamson's b. m. Catch-Me-if-You-Can 4 11 



Mr. Barnett's b. m. Bonnie Jean 12 2 



Mr. R. Pearse's ch. g. aged 2 3 



Mr. G. Judd's b. m. Doubtful 3 4 



The Farmers' Cup, given by the Members of the H. H. 



Mr. Legg's Gaylad 1 1 



Mr. Judd's Buffalo Gal 2 2 



Mr. Spencer's Madcap 3 



Mr. J. Earwaker's Ploughman 4 



A Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 10 added. 



Mr. Serjeant's The Kaffir 1 1 



Mr. Hinxman's Never Thought-of 2 3 



Mr. R. Pearse's ch. g 3 2 



Some good matches were now Cricket. 

 played at Mr. Beach's, at Oakley Park. Mr. 

 Henry Frere, Mr. Ernest Chaplin, Mr. Charles 

 Ridding, and MajorWallington, being, perhaps, 

 the best performers. 



This match was played on the 1854 - 



_ _, i o i The United 



Antelope Ground, at Southampton, v. Eighteen 

 on August 7th and 8th. The United ° V ith a chat- 



<3 



Eleven were — Mr. H. L. Nicholson, 



terton and 

 Buttress. 



