Surrey archaeological collections . o he swore he would have a bridge built against the nexttime he ran a fox to Westminster. Dukes, hounds and foxesmust have been stout-hearted in those days, especially asthe Duke in question was said to have ridden twenty a more likely reason for the connection between theDuke and Westminster Bridge is the fact that he had a gooddeal of difficulty in crossing the river when he wanted tohunt in Surrey, as he had to use the ferry or ride roundby London Bridge. I have examined the journals of Parlia-ment very carefully and I am afraid I can find n
Surrey archaeological collections . o he swore he would have a bridge built against the nexttime he ran a fox to Westminster. Dukes, hounds and foxesmust have been stout-hearted in those days, especially asthe Duke in question was said to have ridden twenty a more likely reason for the connection between theDuke and Westminster Bridge is the fact that he had a gooddeal of difficulty in crossing the river when he wanted tohunt in Surrey, as he had to use the ferry or ride roundby London Bridge. I have examined the journals of Parlia-ment very carefully and I am afraid I can find no recordof the Duke being concerned in promoting the privateBill which legalized Westminster Bridge, and indeed theBridge itself was not finished until rather after this Dukeof Graftons time. It was, however, this Duke who introduced the practiceof hunting bagmen in Surrey, which he brought from Whittle-bury Forest. I dare say they did not show bad sport so longas they were fairly well acquainted with the country. Now- PLATE III g^. [facing page 7 HUNTING IN SURREY. 7 adays no one hunts a bag-fox, and rightly—the practice wasstoutly condemned by Beckford. Personally, although I blushto confess it, I have hunted a bagman at Pau. There thefoxes live in the hills which are unridable and only comedown to the vale at night. Consequently they know thecountry thoroughly and when shaken in the vale make straightfor their earths in the mountains and provide quite a goodrun although it is not unlike a drag. The Old Surrey, now the Old Surrey and Burstow, areundoubtedly the most ancient pack in Surrey. In 1750 theywere well established, the Master then being Mr. Gobsall,who had his kennels at Bermondsey, the residence of who succeeded him as Master, and the hounds seemto have remained there until the end of the century, whenthe kennels went to Godstone. As Master Mr. Dudin wassucceeded by Mr. Snow, a citizen of London. Then thehounds were taken over by Colonel Nevill, second so
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