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through the difficulties with great credit." — 

 BelVs Life. 



Mr. f. Yates's An excellent pack belonging to Mr. 

 harriers. Frederick Yates of Bishop's Sutton, 

 and very well hunted by himself, and occa- 

 sionally by his son, Mr. Arthur Yates, now 

 showed extraordinary sport, and many of 

 their best runs, ably described by Viator, are 

 to be found in Bell's Life : some of them in 

 the Wield and Medstecl country being equal 

 to anything seen with the fox-hounds. Both 

 the Messrs. Yates have derived great assist- 

 ance in the field from the presence of Mr. 

 Scotland; and, having been brought up by 

 that excellent sportsman, it is needless to say 

 that the hounds are handled in a masterly 

 style. 



Mr. Smithers of Odiham now 



Mr. Stephen . . , 



smitbers's showed sport in that neighbourhood, 

 second to none in the county, and 

 amply repaid those visiting his pretty little 

 pack. Their performances are occasionally 

 reported in the county paper. 



1862 Mr. E. Tredcroft, after an able 



Mr. h. Dea- and successful career as a master of 



con master -, -i . . . t n , 1 



of the hounds, now retired from tne 



H " H * management of the H. H. ; prior to 



his departure, a farewell dinner was given to 



