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THE EAST ESSEX HUNT The less of their Master , In the year '86 , Put the East Essex sportsmen In a terrible fix : From the Essex , there came An applicant bold , Beale Colvin by name , As the truth must be told . His terms being agreed to , A pack did he buy From boycotted Limerick , Where foxhunters sigh : And Wesley , from Essex , To carry the horn , As keen - eyed a huntsman As ever was born . The kennels were settled , And the horses were got , The Master's collected A good useful lot . And now for the Field , For hard - riding renown'd Let's mention a few of them , Tho ' for space we are bound . Here's kind - hearted Marriott , With his two hunting sons , If they follow their father They'll see all the runs On a thoroughbred horse , Colonel Marsden you see , A veteran sportsman , As good as could be . There's Charlie Page Wood , The most popular man , To quarrel with whom There's no one who can . And with him his daughter , Quite ready to go , Tho ' often her father Is obliged to say " no . " Then Sir Evelyn the General , Whose military name Is almost eclipsed By his East Essex fame : With him Major Stevens His brave A. D. C. Who thinks fences better , The bigger they be . Next comes an ex - master , Mr. Archibald Brise , Whose face and whose figure Must always look nice . But only his back , As a rule , the field view , As he leads them to glory On a line that is true ; There's more of this family Hailing from Spain , The right gallant Colonel With fair daughters twain ; A son too is there , On a big Irish horse : That all are hard - riding Is a matter of course . From Blue Bridge there comes , Captain Townsend and wife ; A straight - going partner Has he got for life . As Secretary , too , He does all the work , And knows every covert Where reynard doth lurk . Here's Reid and his wife A good - looking pair She sports the scarlet , Whick few ladies dare . He's a welter - weight man , And to prove who's the best , A match was arranged , By way of a test , Twixt him and John Tabor , Of Bovingdon Hall ; But the frost came and stopped it , So we'd no race at all . Great Bovingdon coverts Are safe for a find Keep close to John Tabor And you won't be behind . There's a light - coloured chesnut Who rides it ? ' Tis Strutt : It'll carry him safely If he don't ask too much . Here's cheery - faced Curzon , Who's well liked by all , Rides mettlesome horses , And ne'er minds a fall . There's good Vero Taylor , Whose flute laid aside , Has come for the music The pack will provide . Here's a thoroughbred too , Looks like winning a race , It's Sir Claud on his back , Who most dangers will face . And with im , from Langford , Mr. Hanbury we see , Whose coverts to foxes And pheasants are free . Here's Felton , from Holfield , Left racing to hunt , And with him his sister E'er seen to the front . Then comes Carwardine , And his daughter so fair , A preserver of foxes , For Chalkney's his care . Here's Grimston , from Colne , Who's keen for a run , And Allen and Start Are not to be done . And Craig , on a puller Which he can't always hold , Still , he's proof of the adage " Fortune favours the beld . " Young Bowen and pony , A smart little pair , And Hanbury , from ps , On his favourite mare ; Mr. Surridge , from Coggeshall , So trim and so neat , Rides capital horses , Is a bad'un to beat . There's Rayner and Gardiner , Who are generally there , And Joe Smith and Hobbs , Who will anything dare ; Thrice welcome to Saich , On his good old white mare ; May the day be far distant That we see not this pair . Then mark you the Notts , To fox - hunting born ; And Chaplin , whose welcome Won't leave us forlorn . Mr. Sewell brings news Of a litter of cubs ; And Chickall is ready To smooth all the rubs . The East Essex farmer To hunting's a friend , In spite of bad times , Which we hope will soon mend . But space won't admit Of our naming the rest , And invidious t'would be To say who's the best . So last but not least , The ladies we'll name , Whose pluck and whose riding Have well earned them fame The Master's two sisters , As keen as their brother : Miss Courtauld , from Cuthedge , Of shooting a lover ; The Misses Sparrow , from Gosfield , Bold Amazous three , At all country sports As good as can be . Miss Thompson , from Wethersfield , For ne tence cares a jot ; Miss Harris , of Halstead . Here's good luck to the lot ! FORRARD AWAY . The Cast Essex Entry . JULY , 1887 . EAST ESSEX FOXHOUNDS . The first show of puppies which has yet been held in connection with the East Essex Foxhounds took place on Saturday at the Kennels , Rivenhall , near Witham . There was a fairly large attendance , including the Master ( Mr. R. B. Colvin ) , Mr. Lort Phillips , M.F.H. ( North Warwick shire ) , Colonel Ruggles Brise , Major Hoiroyd , Captain Townsend ( hon . secretary ) , Captain Reynard , Dr. Salter , Mr. C. G. Poulton , Mr. C. Page Wood , Mr. F. Colvin , Mr. A. W. Ruggles Brise , Mr. Humphrey Marriott , Mr. C. Rayner , Mr. J. Chaplin , Mr. Tavlor , Mr. P. Reid , Mr. J. Wakelin , Mr. J. E. Tabor , Mr. J. S. Goody , Mr. W. Grimston , Mr. F. Chapman , Mr. A. Chapman , Mr. Pater , Mr. J. Saich , Mr. J. Surridge , Mr. W. Nott , Mr. F. Unwin , Mr. Warwicher , Mr. T. Martin , Mr. J. Town send , Mr. Purkis , Mr. Bott , Mr. H. Nott , Mr. W. Eagle , Mr. H. Almack , Mr. C. Richardson , Mr. Bell , Mr. Hobbs , Mr. Wells ( huntsman to Mr. Gosling ) , Mr. Bailey ( huntsman , Essex Foxhounds ) , and others . The trials commenced shortly after 11 o'clock , Mr. Lort Phillips and Bailey acting as judges . There were ten couples each of dogs and bitches , giving a total of 40 animals , of which ten were of the East Essex entry , and the remainder of the Brocklesby draft . Prizes were given for the best and second best dogs and bitches in each of these divisions . In the East Essex entry the best dog was adjudged to be Warrior , a very promising puppy by Hector - Woodbine , walked by Mr. Gardner , of Coggeshall . Second prize fell to Why Not , of the same pedigree . Mr. W. Chapman took first prize in bitches with Famous , by Dreadnought - Flourish . Languish , by Lazarus - Their Susan , being second . Of the Brocklesby draft , Alien , by Acton - Their Nicety , obtained first prize in dogs , the second being divided between Archer and Ranger , both sired by Albert . Another of Albert's progeny , Relish , was adjudged the best bitch , with Barbara , by Flasher - Boundless , one of the youngest puppies of the lot , second . After the judging , the visitors , to the number of about sixty , were hospitably entertained at luncheon at Felix Hall , Kelvedon , by the Master , who took the chair . After luncheon , the CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Queen , pithily remarking that her Majesty was the only lady in England who kept hounds . The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of the prize - winners , expressing regret that neither Mr. Gardner nor Mr. Chap man , both enthusiastic puppy walkers , was able to be present . The speaker added that he hoped , with adequate support , to send out more puppies , as this was the only way in which the pack could be kept together so as to do credit to the East Essex country . [ Hear , hear . ] Mr. A. T. WARWICHER , on behalf of Mr. Gardner , and Mr. T. Chapman , for Mr. W. Chapman , acknowledged the toast . Mr. C. PAGE WOOD , in proposing the health of the Judges , said Mr. Lort Phillips ' name was familiar to them as that of a goed sportsman , while as for Bailey , they knew ne one delighted to run a fox to death more than he did . [ Applause and laughter . ] Mr. PHILLIPS , in response , said he was quite sure from what he had seen that Mr. Colvin was going the right way to keep a good pack of hounds together . Applause . ] The dog Warrior was a credit to any entry , while the two bitches were very close together in their merits . It was impossible , as Mr. Colvin had said , to keep a pack of hounds together unless puppies were walked , and they could not take too much trouble to get walks . He was sure Mr. Colvin had his whole heart and soul in the work , and he hoped to hear that the hounds he had helped to judge would turn out as well as they promised . Colonel RUGGLERS - BRISE gave " Success to Foxhunting , " coupled with the health of their host , humorously remark ing that if some people he knew had directed their ambi tion to becoming M.F.H.'s instead of M.P.'s it would have been better for them . [ Laughter . ] The toast was a good old one , and he was one of those who liked everything that was old ; old wine , if he could drink it ; old men , if they rode straight ; old women , if they were not cross ; and old maids , if they were amiable . [ Great laughter . ] He had seldom experienced such hearty hospitality , with a fox - hunting twang about it , as he had that day- [ applause ] -and they owed Mr. Colvin a great deal for the manner in which he had come forward to hunt the country for them . The toast was drunk with three cheers . Mr. COLVIN , in returning thanks , said he had been well seconded in his efforts by the members of the Hunt , and everything had been done to make things as pleasant as possible for him . His great wish was to see every farmer of 100 acres on his horse and at the meet . [ Hear , hear . ] He was much indebted to Captain Townsend , their Secre tary , and to Wesley , the huntsman ; and it would always be his endeavour to show good sport in the Essex country . He would say May those men hunt who never did before , And those who've always hunted hunt the more . Mr. A. W. RUGGLES BRISE proposed the health of Captain Townsend , who , in reply , said the subscriptions would be higher than they were last year , because many gentlemen - even including some who did not hunt - had come forward with assistance , knowing that every effort had been made by all concerned to make the Hunt a jolly little comfortable one . [ Hear , hear . ] They did not pre tend to be a fashionable Hunt , but they went on with all ranks pulling together , and if they continued to do so they would always be able to pay their way . [ Applause . ] As an instance of the popularity of the Hunt , the speaker mentioned that he had on one occasion seen as many as 19 ladies at the meet , and he believed this was beeause they took care that at their meets no lady should hear what she ought not to hear . In conclusion , the speaker appealed to riders not to indulge in the practice of riding home across country . The remaining toasts were " The Huntsman , " pro posed by Mr. Chapman and acknowledged by Wesley ; " The Preservers of Foxes , " given by Mr. Grímston and responded to by Mr. George Chickle ; and " The Ladies , " proposed by Mr. Reid and acknowledged by Mr. Forrester Colvin . WALTHAM ABBEY & DISTRICT SWIMMING CLUB . ΝΟΤICE . THE NEW BATHING PLACE AT RUMNEY MARSH LOCK OPENED ( Ten Minutes from Waltham Town Bridge ) WILL BE FORMALLY On SATURDAY AFTERNOON NEXT , the 18th of JUNE , AT FOUR O'CLOCK . All who are interested in Bathing and Swimming are invited to attend . GEO . CORBLE , Treasurer , Bridge House , Waltham Abbey , 15th June , 1887 . THE VICTORIA SWIMMING CLUB . OPENING CEREMONY . One of the most pleasant gatherings held in this neighbourhood for some time past took place on Saturday afternoon , on the occasion of the opening of the Victoria Swimming grounds . As many of our readers are aware , the employés at the Government factories - the Royal Gun powder Factory and the Royal Small Arms Factory - thought that some effort should be made towards the formation of a swimming club for the districts of Waltham Abbey , Cheshunt , and Enfield Lock . Ultimately a public meeting was called , which was well attended , and which was presided over by George Corbie , Esq . , of Bridge House , Waltham Abbey . A committeo was formed at the meeting for the purpose of drawing up rules , and through the assistance of Mr Corble , to whom the thanks of the inhabi tants of this district are due , a suitable bathing ground was granted by the Lea Conservancy Board . The Conservancy Board visited the place at no little trouble , and afforded every assistance in their power in aid of such a laud able institution . The bathing ground of the club is at the Rumnoy Lock , about ten minutes ' walk out from Waltham Abbey , and about the same distance from Enfield Lock . It is also within easy distance of Waltham Cross and Cheshunt . The necessary permission having been obtained from the Lea Conservancy Board , the members of the club for some weeks were engaged two or three evenings in the week in clearing the ground , and almost every Saturday afternoon they thus employed their time . Just as rapidly as they were making progress with the work , Mr W. A. Alps , who had been appointed secretary , was busily engaged in taking the names of members and issuing to them cards of membership and rules to be observed . Mr Corble on the other hand acted as treasurer to the club and super vised the work as it was going on . The ground is very nicely shut off from public view , and Mr W employed to erect a very suitable and comfortable bathing house where bathers may dress and undress . Diving platforms are erected along side at various heights , the highest being six feet above the surface of the water , and life buoys are to be suspended at different points along the ground in case of an emergency . Unless seen it could hardly be credited that such a splendid bathing place is in the locality or indeed in the neighbourhood of Waltham Abbey or Cheshunt . It was both astonishing and pleasing to see the number of persons congregated on Saturday , all interested in the club ; and amongst the swimmers there were not a few of the youth of the district . Mr Corble , having mounted the six foot plat form , expressed great pleasure at seeing so many persons present , and he hoped that now the club was formed and the bathing ground procured , they would receive the hearty support of the district . It was a great shame the little support which the club received from those whom he might call the rich in the neighbourhood . However , the following letter from Forrester Colvin , Esq . , of the 9th Lancers , he wished read . It was dated from the Cavalry Barracks , York , and was as follows : W. ALPS , Secretary . If I " SIR , Many thanks for your letter . I beg to enclose a cheque for £ 25 with my best wishes for the success of the swimming club , and hope the residents and inhabitants of Waltham will testify their thanks to you for carrying out the admirable plan by their hearty support . I quite agree with you that the sooner it is begun and brought before the public the better , especially as the summer is coming on . might be allowed to suggest one thing , I should like to see the bathing place made as attractive as possible , so that swimmers have every comfort in the way of a partitioned place to change in if they desire privacy , with a seat to sit on , and if it could be managed towels and brush and combs , looking glasses also provided . Of course this would entail keeping a man look after the place ; but it seems to me that it would be the best arrangement to have a man who would be responsible for the place , and be handy in case of need . There is one other thing which I think I could manage in the event of your requiring bricks for the building . I daresay my eldest brother would let us have some from the potteries , and I would ask him , if you will tell me they are needed in any way , as I know every little helps . It is very kind of you to think or mention anything about my being a president ; but I think you have acted far more wisely in selecting one who is always on the spot , and my duties and regiment are so far off . I may be able to run down one day and see the place , but will write to you before doing so . Once again , thanking you for your letter , and wishing you every success , Believe me , yours very truly , FORRESTER COLVIN . " The reading of the letter was received with very loud cheering ; and it was what Mr Corble termed an " Englishman's letter . " ( Applause . ) Sir T. Fowoll Buxton , Bart . , had also promised to support the club ; but stated that he should like to the swimming grounds first . Having referred to the past efforts to establish a swimming club , and having also given some instructive hints , Mr Corble , amid much applause , dived into twelve feet of water , declaring the swimming grounds open . The members of the club who were present ten dived in one after another , and for some minutes disported themselves in the water before any event on the programme was entered upon . Previous to the contests , however , Mr W. A. Alps , the secretary , moved that the best thanks of the club be accorded to the Lea Conservancy Board for the interest which they had taken in the club ; and also a special vote of thanks to Mr Cecil Colvin for his handsome donation and good . wishes . Mr Alps ' remarks were received with loud applause and the propositions were seconded by Mr Bond and carried unanimously . 800 ( Applause ) . Mr Corble promised that the resolution should be put before the Board . Several other resolutions expressing thanks to Mr Corble , the committee , etc. , were also agreed to . The items on the programme were then pro ceeded with , and created much amusement , both to swimmers and non - swimmers , if indeed there were any present . In the 40 yards ' hurdle race there were three competitors , namely , L. Speller , T. G. Poppy , and D. J. Miller . This was a capital race and also an amusing one , and much interest was taken in it by the onlookers . For some time Speller and Miller swam abreast , Poppy being in the meantime in the front . The latter came in first , but was closely followed by Speller and Miller , the former having been declared the second to reach the barge which lay in the water and which served as the " goal . " Messrs . L. Speller , T. G. Poppy , and M. Risley created much amusement by appearing on the bulwark of the bargo in their clothes , each of them also wearing a " long - sleeved hat . " At t ne word " Go ! " the three plunged into the water , clothes and all , and swam the 40 yards . Speller first and Poppy second . An exhibition of how to save life was very well done , and indeed was a capital lesson for young swimur.ers , one which it is to be hoped they may learn , as soon as they are able to swim . R. Webb appeared in a suit of clothes paddling a canoe , which in the twinkling of an eyo capsized , throwing . its occupant into the water . For a moment or two he struggled , but in vain , and disappeared suddenly , rising again above water . He was just sinking the second time when A. T. Overall sprang from the six - feet diving board and swam towards him , catching the , drowning man ( or more properly , the supposed drowning man ) gently and swim ming with him ashore . This exhibition was witnessed with much interest , and so effective was the scene that ringing cheers were drawn from the concourse of persons who witnessed it . The members of the club afterwards gave an exhibition of diving , and the fun of a duck hunt was also indulged in . J. Skelton was the duck , and D. Miller and T. G. Poppy were the hunters . In this item in the programme both the " duck " and the " hunters showed considerable ability in swimming , their agility in the water being simply marvellous . A forty yards ' race for boys was also on the programme , and for this race only prizes were awarded . The committee of the club encourage as much as possible young lads , and we have on more than one occasion referred to the generosity of three or four members of the club who have kindly undertaken the duties of swimming masters . When working men , after their hard day's work , or on their spare afternoons , devote their time to the teaching of swimming , it shows in itself that they have the interests of the club well at heart as well as an interest in swimming and in the youths of the district . Seeing that such interest is taken in such a worthy object , the general . public will , it is hopod , encourage and help such a movement . The following are the particulars of the boys ' race : -First heat , A. Chittenden ; second heat , S. Wynn ; third heat , G. McFarlane . Final heat : 1st , G. McFarlane ; 2nd , A. Chitten den . The prizes consisted of a silver pencil case and a set of studs ; and Mr Corble , in presenting them at the close of the proceedings , expressed the hope that one day the winners might wear the gold medal of the Royal Humane Society , and that these prizes might only be the first of many they would take in the noble art of swimming . After the items on the programme had been gone through , a number of other members of the club plunged into the water and enjoyed them . selves in their splendid bathing ground . The spectators were sorry that the afternoon's pleasure terminated so early , and a large number remained behind to witness a child of only seven years of age receiving his first lesson in swimming . After this very successful opening , no doubt many of our readers will now take more interest than ever in the useful art of swimming . The Victoria Swimming Club has already eurolled over 150 members . |
