366 SPORTING REMINISCENCES [1S45 to 



with the old Berkshire under Tom Clark 



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with the Cotswold, and the Essex and Suffolk ; 

 George Loader and Alfred Summers are his 

 whippers-in. 



In a very short time, from his excellent 

 tact in the field and qualities as a sportsman, 

 Mr. Deacon made himself exceedingly popu- 

 lar, and, as it was stated in the "Van" in 

 Bailey s Magazine, " he could ride through 

 any of the farmers' houses without their cry- 

 ing i Ware crockery ;' ' and amongst them are 

 „ , some capital fellows, whose hospi- 



Good men L m ' ■*• 



in the h. h. tality is proverbial, and whose devo- 

 tion to fox-hunting is testified in 

 more ways than by their attendance in the 

 field; and of those whose names occur most 

 r eadily to me are the Messrs. Eggar of Bentley, 

 James Taylor of Kilmiston, Owen Richards of 

 Bighton, George Judd of Bishop's Sutton, 

 Frederick Bailey and Atkins of Candover, H. 

 Fitt of Cheriton, John Turvill of Hartley 

 Park, Robert and Richard Hetherington of 

 Ropley (who always have a good fox in Old 

 Down), John Godwin of Tichborne, James 

 Stubbs of West Tisted, William Lipscomb of 

 Sevington, W. Pain of Woodmancote, T. Cor- 

 dery of Wield, and Mr. Bailey Whitear of 

 Shrowner House. 



