Surrey archaeological collections . 1812, andhe was followed for a couple of seasons by Mr. J. BarnardHankey, who seems to have been a stern Master, but heshowed first-rate sport and would never accept a subscrip-tion from residents of less than £100. He retained the samehuntsman and whip as Arthur Onslow, namely, Mat Archerand John Hyde, but the former was succeeded by GeorgeHennessey in 1817. Boulton again became Master in 1822 and kept the houndstill 1831, when he retired and Barnard Hankey took over thehounds again until 1841, when he was succeeded by his sonG. Barnard Hankey and his son-i
Surrey archaeological collections . 1812, andhe was followed for a couple of seasons by Mr. J. BarnardHankey, who seems to have been a stern Master, but heshowed first-rate sport and would never accept a subscrip-tion from residents of less than £100. He retained the samehuntsman and whip as Arthur Onslow, namely, Mat Archerand John Hyde, but the former was succeeded by GeorgeHennessey in 1817. Boulton again became Master in 1822 and kept the houndstill 1831, when he retired and Barnard Hankey took over thehounds again until 1841, when he was succeeded by his sonG. Barnard Hankey and his son-in-law Colonel Holme Sumneras joint Masters. In 1858 they were followed by Captain When he resigned there came a time of stress. Noone would take the hounds, and if it had not been for theenergy of Mr. W. H. Currie of West Horsley the pack mighthave become extinct. At last Mr. Francis Scott, who had apack of harriers, was persuaded to take the hounds and ken-nelled them at West Clandon. In 1876 another member of PLATE IV. facing page 10] HUNTING IN SURREY. II the Hankey family became Master (J. Barnard Hankey), whocontinued as till 1892. The third Surrey pack is of later formation. As the SurreyUnion in its early days was connected with the Onslows andin its later history with the Hankeys, so the Chiddingfold isconnected throughout its history with the Sadlers of Pockfordand Cherfold. Mr. William Sadler in the early days of the nineteenth cen-tury kept a pack of harriers at Cherfold. He died in 1824and his son James carried them on. This pack hunted foxeson occasions and killed 10 \ brace in one season as there wereno regular foxhounds. But Mr. Napper, who had a pack offoxhounds with kennels at Hold, occasionally hunted in whatis now the Chiddingfold country. It was in 1849 that hehad what is said to be the best run that has ever been knownin England. This claim has been made by many a pack, butMr. Nappers run was certainly a remarkable one and deservesmore tha
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