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Transcription	_Hzundhi Н sa St.se So6 JOU BAB 52 Tony ni BARATAS TI mor desc but Mer Cot ans relie Gor Nor 7th 1889 . LORD AND LADY BROOKE WITH THE EAST ESSEX . Knowing that the rendezvous of the East Essex Foxhounds on Thursday was at Felix Hall , Kelvedon , the abiding place of the popular Master , the " man in the middle of a field " ( turnips or otherwise ) , as placed in juxtaposition with his con not 19 BD rus gra frere in the crowd , " or " in the street , " was not at all surprised to find that this was one of the best meets of the season . Says he , Measter , beant thaat Ladee Brooke ? " The reply was , " Ees , mon , ' cause don't yer see by her kullers , she's wun of the Royals . " How the colloquy ended - one of the bucolics , by the bye , was smoking a cigar ( ? ) - this deponent knoweth not : at any rate Lady Brooke was deserving cynosure of many people as could thitherwards . Mounted the as " lens " their optics accordance or on her favourite hunter , Lazarus , " her ladyship , bu in her handsome riding costume of pink , and habit up of darker hue , was the personification of the mythical goddess whom our anciently remote fore fares delighted in honouring . That bunch of blue violets " -replicaed in many instances - was observed as a delicate intimation in the direction of a hopeful view of the days to come , as regards the agricul tural interest , in which Lady Brooke has a really very personal concern , and that she exercises her position of a " real English gentlewoman , one of the olden time , " in with modern ideas , goes without the saying . The house party included Lord and Lady Brooke , Mr. Cecil Colvin , Major Maclaren , and Mr. P. J. Brown ( 1st Royal Dragoons ) , Mr. A. J. Edwards , J.P. , and Mr. R. L. Curzon ( Loyal Suffolk Hussars ) . The 1st Royal Dragoons were represented in force , several officers driving over independently , using the iron bighway , while others traversed the distance between Colchester and Felix Hall in the well - appointed four - in - hand brake of the Regi ment . The other representatives of that splendid cavalry corps were - Colonel Maclean , Captain Troy te Bullock , Mr. Robertson Aikman , the Hon . G.L. Selater - Booth ( who was accompanied by his wife ) , Mr. MacMahon , Mr. Wood , and Mr. Webb . Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin , the sisters , led the van in the field , with as much vitality and sociability as they invariably display in the dispensation of the hospitality which , as a household word , has attached itself to Felix Hall , under their benign règime . The " field , " in addition to those already mentioned , included the esteemed hon . sec , Capt . Townsend , and Mrs. Townsend , Col. Unthank ( late 17th Lancers ) , Capt . and Miss Ord , Mr. Dickinson ( Colne Park ) , Mr. A. W. Ruggles - Brise ( who waseecorted by Master E. and Miss Pleasance , of that ilk , mounted on steeds capable of deeds of Perring do " o'er hedges and ditches ) , Mrs. Bullock ( Faulkbourn ) and Miss Bouverie , Miss Wood ( Wakes Colne ) , Mr. and Mrs. Percy Reid , Mr. W. E. Grimston , Mr. A. T. Osborne ( Colches ter ) , Mr. J. S. Surridge , Mr. P. H. Carwardine , Mr. and Mrs. F. Seabrook , Mr. F. Gardner , Mr. J. G. Poulton , Mr. F. Gooday , Mr. Hobbs , Mr. John Polley , Mr. Charles Wood ( of jockey fame ) , Mrs. Charles Wood and Mr. Thomas Wood , & c . Master's a Mr. Colvin directed his forces to make their first attack in the direction of the Upney fastnesses , quite at home , aud a veritable Gibraltar in its impregnability , though sure find , and you might as well attempt to pass the celebrated straits without a warning , as sample this local forest , and not disturb a fox . The present occasion was not the exception which proves the rule , and away we went at a rattling pace for Bradwell Springs ; thence to Linkey , where a " return ticket " was taken to Upney , and the one who forgot to pay was found " non est " . the scent , somehow , ended in the thinnest of the ethereal . Another find in Storey's resulted in a really grand cross - country spin , very fast and trying to " man and beast . " Bradwell was revisited , and the fox led us in a circle , the end of which he had no intention of elucidating , 80 he , too , vanished from view . There is quite a recent inci dent in connection with the Essex Hunt worth recording . A fox had been pretty considerably chevied , and was ultimately lost in a mysterious manner . The hounds were " cast " here and there , without result , but the middle of a turnip field was left intact : the pursuers passed on , and presently the fox arose from the turnip tops , shook himself , and pursued the even tenor of his way to the lair from which he had been disturbed . O si sic omnia ! was Qui stra Bro wit www pos L poi opi Pit ber bei bol of 1 OF hor 3 . OVE alo He Bir vic wh 7 mwwmemmitemd 加 MRH4TH he ESSEX AND SUFFOLK FOXHOUNDS . The meet on Tuesday at the Cavalry Barracks , Col chester , was one of the largest of the season . Nearly every hunting man in the Tendring Hundred was there , whilst a strong contingent from the Suffolk side attended . All were right royally entertained by Col. Maclean and the officers of the 1st Dragoons , who provided a magnificent breakfast , and whose hand some regimental plate was the admiration of all beholders . Morning was wearing towards noon when the big cavalcade got in motion , making direct for Donyland Wood , which was drawn blank . The furzes and the covers around Berechurch Hall were tried with a like result , and the same fate befell the field at Chess Wood and Kingsford . At Biroh Hall , however , a fox was found , and running in a ring , afforded a good half - hour's spin , during which several spills occurred . The fox , however , was headed back , but eventually escaped , and rain falling heavily the field made for home . THE Το EDITOR . SIR , In the first place I am going to pitch into you . Why wer'nt you there ? A sporting editor who dons pink , and moreover , " put's ' em along , too , " has no business to be absent on such an occasion . Had you been present I feel sure that a certain omission would not have occurred ; I mean the proposal of , and the hearty response to , the health of Colonel Maclean and his fellow officers of the Royal Dragoons . Some tenant farmer friends of mine raised the question , but while it was under discussion , lo ! the assembled com pany filed out , and the opportunity was gone . To say that the viands were first - rate , and the champagne super - excellent , is a waste of ink and paper , as every body knows that when the Royal Dragoons take this sort of thing in hand it cannot be better done . The welcome from every officer was most cordial , and the gallant Colonel was a sight to behold . The way he shook one man by the hand , clapped another on the shoulder , got a third into his seat , and had a servant at his guest's elbow in a second - the tender , gentle , but ever - so little empressé manner in which he went for " every pretty woman who entered the room , from the dainty Miss scarcely out of her teens , to the young matron ( dare I say " frisky " ) of from 30 to 40 ( to me the most charming age of woman ) -to see all this , I say , made one feel certain that the words of the old song Let her be buxom , or let her be slim , Young or old , sir , I care not a feather ; But up with our glasses and fill to the brim , And let us e'en toast them together would fit the sentiments of the gallant Colonel to a nicety . One little circumstance connected with the ladies I had nearly forgotten , viz . , the manner in which he introduced an ancient dame , who was peeping in from the ante - room , and gladdened her old heart and that of her old spouse with a bumper or two of such champagne as certainly the old couple had never tasted before in their lives . The incident when noticed was welcomed with a round of applause from the guests , and will not readily be forgotten . But let us hark back a bit . I am ( now I have got on the subject of the ladies ) forgetting what I intended to be the gist of these few lines . As one of the oldest followers in the Essex and Suffolk Hunt - having been " entered " under old Mr. Carrington Nuan in 1847 - and as the occupier of four farme , of three of which I am tenant ( all within the radius of this hunt , and over each of which hounds generally run once in a season ) , I think I may fairly claim to represent the feeling of the whole body of hunting tenant farmers , and also an overwhelming majority of those who do not hunt , when I say that we are , one and all , absolutely disgusted with the treat ment that Lient . - Colonel Maclean and his brother officers have received from a neighbouring hunt ; and that such treatment is not only a gross insult to the aforesaid officers , but also to the officers of the whole British army . I am sure I may say for my brother farmers and myself that the oftener we can see Colonel Maclean and his gallant Royals over our lands the better we shall like it . Long may they remain with us , to lead the van when Phil Barthropp touches his horn ( a better amateur hunteman I never had the luck to ride with ) ; and occasionally may we see the seats of their white breeches and boots and spurs in the air ( as occurred on a recent occasion in Suffolk ) , when they charge our hedges and ditches not wisely but too well . - I am , & c . , THOMAS ROGER HICKS . LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS AT FELIX HALL . 9 in some The A ( Colchester ) Troop of the Loyal Suffolk Hussars assembled for the first mounted drill of the season at Felix Hall , the residence of Capt . R. Beale Colvin , J.P. , M.F.H. , and High Sheriff of Essex , on Monday . This is the first time Capt . 3 Colvin has met his gallant men and true on the tparade ground , and the same is to be said of Capt . Alexander , who succeeds Major Moller ( now in 1 India with his regiment ) as adjutant of the regi ment . The members came from such wide - apart districts as Sudbury , Colchester , and Chelmsford , and only one used the railway , the rest traversing the intervening distances by road , the mileage to and fro , instances , approach ing thirty miles . The officers present were Captain Colvin , Captain and Adjutant Alexander ( 10th Hussars ) , Lieutenant A. W. Ruggles - Brise , Lieut . R. L. Curzon , and Quarter Master Harris Hills . The non - coms . were Sergt . - Major Heal , Sergt . Gifford , Corpl . Hammant Pettitt , and Corpl . Wm . Brown . 1st Royal Dragoons stationed at Colchester supplied a very useful contingent in the persons of Regi mental - Sergt . - Major Finn , Troop - Sergt . - Majors Barnard , Bird , Field , and Sutton , and Sergt . Burch . The spacious park served as a beautiful drill ground , and the movements , taking into considera tion the fact that there has been no like assembly since last year's annual training , were executed very creditably . Sergt . - Major Heal , at the onset , put the troop through certain evolu tions , which had the effect of increasing and diminishing the " front , " followed by fierce squadronial attacks , at a trot and gallop . The command was afterwards taken , consecutively , by Captain Colvin , Lieutenant Curzon , Lieutenant A. W. The The first toast after that of Royalty was the health of Colonel Mackenzie , who , Captain Colvin said , would do his best for the regiment , and endeavour to make it as efficient as possible . [ Applause . ] Lieut . RUGGLES - BRISE gave the health of their host of to - day . [ Cheers ] They heartily welcomed him into their regiment , and thanked him for bis magnificent hospitality . [ Renewed cheers . ] He was a leader whom they would follow in time of war , knowing that they would be led in the right direction . [ Cheers . ] There was also another element his two sisters , Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin- [ cheers ] -than whom two kinder - hearted 8 ladies did not exist in England- [ continued cheering ] -and if Essex yeomen did not join the troop at their request he must say that the county was going down hill . 3 manoeuvres concluding with the sword exercise and pursuing practice , as in action , and marching past . Drill over , the troop willingly acceded to the kindly invitation of their Commandant , and sat down to a recherche luncheon in the handsome dining - room of the mansion . Captain Colvin was supported right and left by his sisters , Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin . 1 L The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm . Sergt - Major Heal gave the word of command , " Prepare to mount ; mount " ; then every ene stood upon his seat and joined in musical honours , concluding with the refrain , " We'll all sit down together , and drink his jolly good health . " Cheers were also given for Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin . The CHAIRMAN said he hoped to see the Essex Troop of the Loyal Suffolk Hussars better than any other , and bigger , for one thing . [ Cheers . ] He was going to spend next month at Aldershot , and he hoped to be " even " with them when he met them at the annual drill ( May 6-14 , at Colchester ) . He thanked the Royals for their assistance , and he thought the corps ought to be encouraged by all the of Essex . [ Cheers . ] yeomen Quartermaster HARRIS HILLS proposed the health of Captain Alexander . [ Cheers . ] He hoped all present would try to secure a recruit , and in the course of time they would be able not only to have an Essex troop , but an Essex squadron . [ Cheers . ] A large county like Essex ought not to be satisfied with anything less , and he had heard it said they ought to have a regiment of their own . Capt . ALEXANDER said competition did good , and if they could increase their Essex troop it would no doubt have an excellent effect upon the Suffolk What was perhaps wanted in the matter troops . was good times . " The expenses attaching to joining the Yeomanry were , he had reason to believe , greatly exaggerated . They might look upon the annual training as a holiday , and do it very econo mically . He proposed the health of the Royals , and adverted to the fact that Col. Maclean had offered to mount their sergeants at the annual training . [ Cheers . ] Regimental Sergt . - Major FINN responded . The healths of Sergt . -Major Heal and Qr . - Mstr . Harris Hills were also proposed and received up standing with military honoura . The company then adjourned to the park , where tent - pegging became the order of the afternoon . The hope was freely expressed that before May the Essex troop will be doubled , and such an acces sion of recruits is surely not an impossibility in a county where the chase is so munificently supported . EAST ESSEX FOXHOUNDS . - The East Essex Hounds had a hard day on Saturday from Notley Plough , where a fairly large field , including Lady Brook and about a dozen other fair riders , met the master . Hazleton Wood was the first draw , and , as usual , foxes were soon afoot , one of which went away in view towards Terling , but although the master was quickly on his line there appeared to be a total absence of scent , and as view holloss abounded , Mr Colvin returned , and hounds at once slipped off on the London - road side of Hazleton , and so to the Dragon and Bushey Common . Nothing could be made of this line , and after holding over the Chelmsford read to the little covert on the north , the master became depressed , and decided forthwith to trot on to Man Wood . No sooner were the beauties at work , than a brace of foxes flew away ( loud cheers for the Crowner " ! ) one making for Leighs , and the other , to which the pack settled down , running by Gobions towards Bushey Common , at first pointing for the open , but ultimately skirting the common and by Mr Tabor's covert to Hazleton , already foiled . The fox would not dwell in this dense woodland , but crossed at once to Fairsted Groves , where the scent improved , and the master , swiftly racing through the grove , was lucky enough to view the red rascal making off for the Lodge farm . The ladies , however , were too busy on the line to care for lifting , and when they did move on they found mach trouble in store , for the fox had been headed , and after holding over from the sandy point the master was forced to try back , but could not mend matters , so revolved upon aiming for Troys , first running the pack through The Aide de Camp in waiting is directed by Their Excellencies he Lord Lieutenants The Marchionessof Londonderry Forster & CHE !! Dablin The East Essex Foxhounds me on Saturday at the Cock Inn , Boreham . Found in Duke's Wood , when the fox swung for Little Waltham , but turned towards New Hall , crossing the railway and the high road to the left of Boreham Village , eventually entering Boreham Park , aud passing through a little spinney down by the Navigation . The fox was next observed some fields ahead , and being pressed by the hounds he turned sharp back into the park , and was finally pulled down , evidently dead beat , in the open . It was a capital sporting run of about three - quarters of an hour , the first part very fast ; scent good . Toppingoe han wood produced another , which made for Duke's , where the sport was spoiled by too many view - holloas . At length he was got away , and was lost - some thought in a drain at the back of Spring field . K ™ Colvin SHERIFF OF ESSEX.The Queen has appointed Richard Beale Colvin , of Felix Hall , Kelvedon ( master of the East Essex Foxhounds ) , to be High Sheriff of Essex for the ensuing year . HUSSARS AT FELIX HALL - On Monday morning , at the invitation of Capt . R. B. Colvin ( the Commandant ) , the Colchester troop of Loyal Suffolk Hussars , including the Chelmsford detachment , m Felix Hall , Kelvedon . The officers present , in addition to Capt . Colvin , were Capt . Alexander ( Adjutant ) , Lieut . R. Brise , and Lieut . Curzon . There was a large muster of members . After a troop drill Capt . Colvin entertained all present to luncheon , which was followed by tent pegging . The day , which was fine in the morning , turned out very unfavourable , and the members had a wet ride home . to invite to Dinneron Saturday Evening the It of August The Vice Regal Lodge An answer is requested . triumphant over their missing sisters who were left with the whips far away in Faulkbourn . Happily Mr Colvin has no desire to quit East Essex , and he certainly should feel more than satisfied with the good sport he has shown during his first and most trying season as hanteman .- H.O. , in Essex Chronicle . 1888 at 8.30 Clock to or not , for fear of losing his holding or getting into the bad books of " the Castle , the Lodge , or the Hall . " But , perhaps , the best answer to the silly denouncers of the good old - fashioned system of puppy - walking , is such a meeting as was held the other day at the Kennels of the East Essex Hunt . The master , Mr. Beale Colvin , was in the chair , and round him were not only , the gentlemen and yeomen of the country , but the poor down - trodden tenants who brought their puppies to the seat of judgment . Nothing could have been healthier in tone , more admirable in sentiment , than this meet ing of the country side in the common cause of encouragement of the national sport . The hero of the day was Mr. Chickall , who had walked puppies for a score of masters for nearly fifty years , and right proud he was of his prizes and the handsome clock which , amidst great applause , was presented to him in recognition of his services to county fox hunting . There was no nonsense talked about " feudal tyranny . " 31

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on her favourite hunter , Lazarus , " her ladyship , bu in her handsome riding costume of pink , and habit up of darker hue , was the personification of the mythical goddess whom our anciently remote fore fares delighted in honouring . That bunch of blue violets " -replicaed in many instances - was observed as a delicate intimation in the direction of a hopeful view of the days to come , as regards the agricul tural interest , in which Lady Brooke has a really very personal concern , and that she exercises her position of a " real English gentlewoman , one of the olden time , " in with modern ideas , goes without the saying . The house party included Lord and Lady Brooke , Mr. Cecil Colvin , Major Maclaren , and Mr. P. J. Brown ( 1st Royal Dragoons ) , Mr. A. J. Edwards , J.P. , and Mr. R. L. Curzon ( Loyal Suffolk Hussars ) . The 1st Royal Dragoons were represented in force , several officers driving over independently , using the iron bighway , while others traversed the distance between Colchester and Felix Hall in the well - appointed four - in - hand brake of the Regi ment . The other representatives of that splendid cavalry corps were - Colonel Maclean , Captain Troy te Bullock , Mr. Robertson Aikman , the Hon . G.L. Selater - Booth ( who was accompanied by his wife ) , Mr. MacMahon , Mr. Wood , and Mr. Webb . Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin , the sisters , led the van in the field , with as much vitality and sociability as they invariably display in the dispensation of the hospitality which , as a household word , has attached itself to Felix Hall , under their benign règime . The " field , " in addition to those already mentioned , included the esteemed hon . sec , Capt . Townsend , and Mrs. Townsend , Col. Unthank ( late 17th Lancers ) , Capt . and Miss Ord , Mr. Dickinson ( Colne Park ) , Mr. A. W. Ruggles - Brise ( who waseecorted by Master E. and Miss Pleasance , of that ilk , mounted on steeds capable of deeds of Perring do " o'er hedges and ditches ) , Mrs. Bullock ( Faulkbourn ) and Miss Bouverie , Miss Wood ( Wakes Colne ) , Mr. and Mrs. Percy Reid , Mr. W. E. Grimston , Mr. A. T. Osborne ( Colches ter ) , Mr. J. S. Surridge , Mr. P. H. Carwardine , Mr. and Mrs. F. Seabrook , Mr. F. Gardner , Mr. J. G. Poulton , Mr. F. Gooday , Mr. Hobbs , Mr. John Polley , Mr. Charles Wood ( of jockey fame ) , Mrs. Charles Wood and Mr. Thomas Wood , & c .
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Mr. Colvin directed his forces to make their first attack in the direction of the Upney fastnesses , quite at home , aud a veritable Gibraltar in its impregnability , though sure find , and you might as well attempt to pass the celebrated straits without a warning , as sample this local forest , and not disturb a fox . The present occasion was not the exception which proves the rule , and away we went at a rattling pace for Bradwell Springs ; thence to Linkey , where a " return ticket " was taken to Upney , and the one who forgot to pay was found " non est " . the scent , somehow , ended in the thinnest of the ethereal . Another find in Storey's resulted in a really grand cross - country spin , very fast and trying to " man and beast . " Bradwell was revisited , and the fox led us in a circle , the end of which he had no intention of elucidating , 80 he , too , vanished from view . There is quite a recent inci dent in connection with the Essex Hunt worth recording . A fox had been pretty considerably chevied , and was ultimately lost in a mysterious manner . The hounds were " cast " here and there , without result , but the middle of a turnip field was left intact : the pursuers passed on , and presently the fox arose from the turnip tops , shook himself , and pursued the even tenor of his way to the lair from which he had been disturbed . O si sic omnia !
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The meet on Tuesday at the Cavalry Barracks , Col chester , was one of the largest of the season . Nearly every hunting man in the Tendring Hundred was there , whilst a strong contingent from the Suffolk side attended . All were right royally entertained by Col. Maclean and the officers of the 1st Dragoons , who provided a magnificent breakfast , and whose hand some regimental plate was the admiration of all beholders . Morning was wearing towards noon when the big cavalcade got in motion , making direct for Donyland Wood , which was drawn blank . The furzes and the covers around Berechurch Hall were tried with a like result , and the same fate befell the field at Chess Wood and Kingsford . At Biroh Hall , however , a fox was found , and running in a ring , afforded a good half - hour's spin , during which several spills occurred . The fox , however , was headed back , but eventually escaped , and rain falling heavily the field made for home .
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Το EDITOR . SIR , In the first place I am going to pitch into you . Why wer'nt you there ? A sporting editor who dons pink , and moreover , " put's ' em along , too , " has no business to be absent on such an occasion . Had you been present I feel sure that a certain omission would not have occurred ; I mean the proposal of , and the hearty response to , the health of Colonel Maclean and his fellow officers of the Royal Dragoons . Some tenant farmer friends of mine raised the question , but while it was under discussion , lo ! the assembled com pany filed out , and the opportunity was gone . To say that the viands were first - rate , and the champagne super - excellent , is a waste of ink and paper , as every body knows that when the Royal Dragoons take this sort of thing in hand it cannot be better done . The welcome from every officer was most cordial , and the gallant Colonel was a sight to behold . The way he shook one man by the hand , clapped another on the shoulder , got a third into his seat , and had a servant at his guest's elbow in a second - the tender , gentle , but ever - so little empressé manner in which he went for " every pretty woman who entered the room , from the dainty Miss scarcely out of her teens , to the young matron ( dare I say " frisky " ) of from 30 to 40 ( to me the most charming age of woman ) -to see all this , I say , made one feel certain that the words of the old song
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Young or old , sir , I care not a feather ; But up with our glasses and fill to the brim , And let us e'en toast them together would fit the sentiments of the gallant Colonel to a nicety . One little circumstance connected with the ladies I had nearly forgotten , viz . , the manner in which he introduced an ancient dame , who was peeping in from the ante - room , and gladdened her old heart and that of her old spouse with a bumper or two of such champagne as certainly the old couple had never tasted before in their lives . The incident when noticed was welcomed with a round of applause from the guests , and will not readily be forgotten . But let us hark back a bit . I am ( now I have got on the subject of the ladies ) forgetting what I intended to be the gist of these few lines . As one of the oldest followers in the Essex and Suffolk Hunt - having been " entered " under old Mr. Carrington Nuan in 1847 - and as the occupier of four farme , of three of which I am tenant ( all within the radius of this hunt , and over each of which hounds generally run once in a season ) , I think I may fairly claim to represent the feeling of the whole body of hunting tenant farmers , and also an overwhelming majority of those who do not hunt , when I say that we are , one and all , absolutely disgusted with the treat ment that Lient . - Colonel Maclean and his brother officers have received from a neighbouring hunt ; and that such treatment is not only a gross insult to the aforesaid officers , but also to the officers of the whole British army . I am sure I may say for my brother farmers and myself that the oftener we can see Colonel Maclean and his gallant Royals over our lands the better we shall like it . Long may they remain with us , to lead the van when Phil Barthropp touches his horn ( a better amateur hunteman I never had the luck to ride with ) ; and occasionally may we see the seats of their white breeches and boots and spurs in the air ( as occurred on a recent occasion in Suffolk ) , when they charge our hedges and ditches not wisely but too well . - I am , & c . ,
THOMAS ROGER HICKS .
LOYAL SUFFOLK HUSSARS AT FELIX HALL .
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The A ( Colchester ) Troop of the Loyal Suffolk Hussars assembled for the first mounted drill of the season at Felix Hall , the residence of Capt . R. Beale Colvin , J.P. , M.F.H. , and High Sheriff of Essex , on Monday . This is the first time Capt . 3 Colvin has met his gallant men and true on the tparade ground , and the same is to be said of Capt . Alexander , who succeeds Major Moller ( now in 1 India with his regiment ) as adjutant of the regi ment . The members came from such wide - apart districts as Sudbury , Colchester , and Chelmsford , and only one used the railway , the rest traversing the intervening distances by road , the mileage to and fro , instances , approach ing thirty miles . The officers present were Captain Colvin , Captain and Adjutant Alexander ( 10th Hussars ) , Lieutenant A. W. Ruggles - Brise , Lieut . R. L. Curzon , and Quarter Master Harris Hills . The non - coms . were Sergt . - Major Heal , Sergt . Gifford , Corpl . Hammant Pettitt , and Corpl . Wm . Brown . 1st Royal Dragoons stationed at Colchester supplied a very useful contingent in the persons of Regi mental - Sergt . - Major Finn , Troop - Sergt . - Majors Barnard , Bird , Field , and Sutton , and Sergt . Burch . The spacious park served as a beautiful drill ground , and the movements , taking into considera tion the fact that there has been no like assembly since last year's annual training , were executed very creditably . Sergt . - Major Heal , at the onset , put the troop through certain evolu tions , which had the effect of increasing and diminishing the " front , " followed by fierce squadronial attacks , at a trot and gallop . The command was afterwards taken , consecutively , by Captain Colvin , Lieutenant Curzon , Lieutenant A. W.
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The first toast after that of Royalty was the health of Colonel Mackenzie , who , Captain Colvin said , would do his best for the regiment , and endeavour to make it as efficient as possible . [ Applause . ]
Lieut . RUGGLES - BRISE gave the health of their host of to - day . [ Cheers ] They heartily welcomed him into their regiment , and thanked him for bis magnificent hospitality . [ Renewed cheers . ] He was a leader whom they would follow in time of war , knowing that they would be led in the right direction . [ Cheers . ] There was also another element his two sisters , Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin- [ cheers ] -than whom two kinder - hearted 8 ladies did not exist in England- [ continued cheering ] -and if Essex yeomen did not join the troop at their request he must say that the county was going down hill .
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manoeuvres concluding with the sword exercise and pursuing practice , as in action , and marching past .
Drill over , the troop willingly acceded to the kindly invitation of their Commandant , and sat down to a recherche luncheon in the handsome dining - room of the mansion . Captain Colvin was supported right and left by his sisters , Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin .
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The toast was drunk with the utmost enthusiasm . Sergt - Major Heal gave the word of command , " Prepare to mount ; mount " ; then every ene stood upon his seat and joined in musical honours , concluding with the refrain , " We'll all sit down together , and drink his jolly good health . " Cheers were also given for Mrs. Watson and Miss Colvin .
The CHAIRMAN said he hoped to see the Essex Troop of the Loyal Suffolk Hussars better than any other , and bigger , for one thing . [ Cheers . ] He was going to spend next month at Aldershot , and he hoped to be " even " with them when he met them at the annual drill ( May 6-14 , at Colchester ) . He thanked the Royals for their assistance , and he thought the corps ought to be encouraged by all the of Essex . [ Cheers . ] yeomen Quartermaster HARRIS HILLS proposed the health of Captain Alexander . [ Cheers . ] He hoped all present would try to secure a recruit , and in the course of time they would be able not only to have an Essex troop , but an Essex squadron . [ Cheers . ] A large county like Essex ought not to be satisfied with anything less , and he had heard it said they ought to have a regiment of their own .
Capt . ALEXANDER said competition did good , and if they could increase their Essex troop it would no doubt have an excellent effect upon the Suffolk What was perhaps wanted in the matter troops . was good times . " The expenses attaching to joining the Yeomanry were , he had reason to believe , greatly exaggerated . They might look upon the annual training as a holiday , and do it very econo mically . He proposed the health of the Royals , and adverted to the fact that Col. Maclean had offered to mount their sergeants at the annual training . [ Cheers . ]
Regimental Sergt . - Major FINN responded .
The healths of Sergt . -Major Heal and Qr . - Mstr . Harris Hills were also proposed and received up standing with military honoura .
The company then adjourned to the park , where tent - pegging became the order of the afternoon .
The hope was freely expressed that before May the Essex troop will be doubled , and such an acces sion of recruits is surely not an impossibility in a county where the chase is so munificently supported .
EAST ESSEX FOXHOUNDS . - The East Essex Hounds had a hard day on Saturday from Notley Plough , where a fairly large field , including Lady Brook and about a dozen other fair riders , met the master . Hazleton Wood was the first draw ,
and , as usual , foxes were soon afoot , one of which went away in view towards Terling , but although the master was quickly on his line there appeared to be a total absence of scent , and as view holloss abounded , Mr Colvin returned , and hounds at once slipped off on the London - road side of Hazleton , and so to the Dragon and Bushey Common . Nothing could be made of this line , and after holding over the Chelmsford read to the little covert on the north , the master became depressed , and decided forthwith to trot on to Man Wood . No sooner were the beauties at work , than a brace of foxes flew away ( loud cheers for the Crowner " ! ) one making for Leighs , and the other , to which the pack settled down , running by Gobions towards Bushey Common , at first pointing for the open , but ultimately skirting the common and by Mr Tabor's covert to Hazleton , already foiled . The fox would not dwell in this dense woodland , but crossed at once to Fairsted Groves , where the scent improved , and the master , swiftly racing through the grove , was lucky enough to view the red rascal making off for the Lodge farm . The ladies , however , were too busy on the line to care for lifting , and when they did move on they found mach trouble in store , for the fox had been headed , and after holding over from the sandy point the master was forced to try back , but could not mend matters , so revolved upon aiming for Troys , first running the pack through
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The East Essex Foxhounds me on Saturday at the Cock Inn , Boreham . Found in Duke's Wood , when the fox swung for Little Waltham , but turned towards New Hall , crossing the railway and the high road to the left of Boreham Village , eventually entering Boreham Park , aud passing through a little spinney down by the Navigation . The fox was next observed some fields ahead , and being pressed by the hounds he turned sharp back into the park , and was finally pulled down , evidently dead beat , in the open . It was a capital sporting run of about three - quarters of an hour , the first part very fast ; scent good . Toppingoe han wood produced another , which made for Duke's , where the sport was spoiled by too many view - holloas . At length he was got away , and was lost - some thought in a drain at the back of Spring field .
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SHERIFF OF ESSEX.The Queen has appointed Richard Beale Colvin , of Felix Hall , Kelvedon ( master of the East Essex Foxhounds ) , to be High Sheriff of Essex for the ensuing year . HUSSARS AT FELIX HALL - On Monday morning , at the invitation of Capt . R. B. Colvin ( the Commandant ) , the Colchester troop of Loyal Suffolk Hussars , including the Chelmsford detachment , m Felix Hall , Kelvedon . The officers present , in addition to Capt . Colvin , were Capt . Alexander ( Adjutant ) , Lieut . R. Brise , and Lieut . Curzon . There was a large muster of members . After a troop drill Capt . Colvin entertained all present to luncheon , which was followed by tent pegging . The day , which was fine in the morning , turned out very unfavourable , and the members had a wet ride home .
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triumphant over their missing sisters who were left with the whips far away in Faulkbourn . Happily Mr Colvin has no desire to quit East Essex , and he certainly should feel more than satisfied with the good sport he has shown during his first and most trying season as hanteman .- H.O. , in Essex Chronicle .
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to or not , for fear of losing his holding or getting into the bad books of " the Castle , the Lodge , or the Hall . " But , perhaps , the best answer to the silly denouncers of the good old - fashioned system of puppy - walking , is such a meeting as was held the other day at the Kennels of the East Essex Hunt .
The master , Mr. Beale Colvin , was in the chair , and round him were not only , the gentlemen and yeomen of the country , but the poor down - trodden tenants who brought their puppies to the seat of judgment . Nothing could have been healthier in tone , more admirable in sentiment , than this meet ing of the country side in the common cause of encouragement of the national sport . The hero of the day was Mr. Chickall , who had walked puppies for a score of masters for nearly fifty years , and right proud he was of his prizes and the handsome clock which , amidst great applause , was presented to him in recognition of his services to county fox hunting . There was no nonsense talked about " feudal tyranny . "
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