The Rev. Jack Russell, M.F.H. and M.O.H. 39 



a medal for elocution. This brought him into favour with Dr. 

 Richards once more, but had the Doctor known the £30 went 

 to buy a horse from the Rev. John Froude, he might have been 

 less pleased. This Mr. Froude became a lifelong friend of Mr. 

 Russell's, and I think exercised a gre^t deal of influence over 

 him. He certainly encouraged him in opposing and defying his 

 bishop. This Mr. Froude of Knowston was a well-known 

 character. I shall have more to say of him latei". 



From school Mr. Russell went to Exeter College, Oxford, 

 where he went in extensively for the noble art of self-defence, 

 proving himself a rather formidable person to tackle ; his length 

 of arm and habitual agility were in his favour, and he studied 

 the art under a professional. 



One day a Cambridge man, in a weak moment, backed his 

 University against Oxford at boxing. Mr. Russell was one of 

 the three picked men chosen to represent Oxford. Cambridge 

 went home with its tail between its legs. 



Hunting was another recreation indulged in while at college. 

 The Duke of Beaufort's badger-pies hunted the Oxfordshire 

 hills from the Heythrop at one season of the year, and the 

 Badminton at another. When they met within reach of Oxford 

 Mr. Russell seldom missed a day. He made a great friend of 

 that faithful and valued servant of three Dukes of Beaufort, 

 Will Long, who acted as their huntsman from 1826 to 1855, 

 making twenty -nine years. He said he thought it remarkable, 

 the way, after an hour in the kennels, Mr. Russell knew every 

 hound by name and recognised them in the field next day. 



It used, I know, to puzzle his reverence that men could, and 

 often did, hunt regularly with a pack and yet at the end of a 

 season not know one hound from another. These are the men 

 who hunt to ride, and care nothing for hound work, which was 

 the joy of Mr. Russell's life. 



It was while at Oxford he met with the little fox-terrier 

 that was to be the mother and founder of his far-famed breed 

 of terriers. He met the little lady accompanying a milkman 

 on his rounds. Mr. Russell at once made an offer for her, but 

 the milkman was in no hurry to part A\ith his pet ; eventually 

 the bidding became so brisk and tempting he succumbed, and 

 " Trump " became the property of Mr. Russell. Her descen- 

 dants are scattered all over the world. This breed is now 



