The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-03-11 00:00:00

BLAOKIWOR VALE HUNT OMR.

The annual dinner wee bell at the Dishy Hotel, on
Thursday evening, when Mr. G. W. Dishy, the trod-
dent of the club, oreepied the *hair. Among the com-
pany present were : Sir Richard G. Glyn, Bart.
(mashy of the Blackmon Vale hoands), Sir John
Power (master of the Kilkenny bounds), Mr. J. Glyn,
Mr. Cooks (master of the Woroether hounds), Major
Bogle, Hajar Lyon, Major Chadwick, Major Mai:edam,
Captain Medlysiott,LN., Captain EveritAAMotain Coke,
the Rev. S. Deady, Mears. M. Guest, W. Bugg, J.
Bruttoo, W. Connop, H. D. Croaker. R. Doane,
A. Edwards, T. ?fouler, B. Littlebelm P. ()Melly, H.
B. Phelps, P.. Sealy, S. H. Shaw, N. tartan, E. Byrnes,
Ft. Willmott, P. Tomkias, P. Stokes, lath. Penny,
Knatchball, &Krell, Edwards., Wallace, Willowy,
Actill, Hanle, Somma, Welshman, Leeman, sod
Pomeroy.
, After the loyal total", too CHAIRMAN proposed
" Sumer to the Blackmon Van Hunt, slid the health
of BY Richard Glyn, the master." Ho hod most shone
-
folly carried and the heat, oneleaping all difficultile,
and clearing every fence, while he cerofulJy avoided
girths °Minos to say man. He hai been in
shire during the autumn, but be new nothing there
that maid be compared with the sllOOO.Oll 01 good
rase they obtained over their own ocautry (tipple:am)
Sir Riese= GLYN, replying. said the season opened
under the most favourable &aspire& They Ind •
muntry exseedisigly won stocked with foxes, this
ground wee unusually soft for gab hastiest, the coven
were exemedingly strong—with such • growth of wood
as be had never mesa before, and they had been able to
do • good deal of essenent work— (beer, bear). It we.
eresediagly Syne to the hoseds sad hones to work
the severs and tern out the cubs over the reentry, as
It was their duty to do, bat the cabs were there, and 4t
was no feels of the pressereore of foxes that the °oven
wire almost impasetrablis—(bear, host). 4 short time
ago they were honoured with a vied from Prince
Arthur and he wee glad to say that they were able fa
show him some good nest. It was exceedingly gratify-
log to him (Sir Rishard) that they in doing
so, and be WAN &bid to say that hie Royal Highases left
the county well pleased with the Banknotes. Vale—
(Opium). Sion the. they had had an apse season,
with a little now, but no froth to stop them. It hail
been • most trying mason for kerne, and he might
eseotloo that be bad bad more bones lad up this smote
than he had ever had Woe*. The boom had bees
strong sad the grated deep, sad the memos had bees
very heavy indeed on boreallea. Hs was of
that a wet meson was beet he sport, sad beaS
they did net think that the Blitolosear Vale had
off Ilk year —(no, no). Ho had beard it maid that the
fields of the Bisamoor Vale bad been meek larger than
they used to be. He thosight so too, and his °piano
was that the competition for • good pine Is the hunt
was very maoh keener now than formerly. He could
soy that be found it very mate harder to keep • good
Own than it used to be—(laughter)—and be thought
that if three who add that good horses were thLkosut
of the nanny would go out for • day with t
MOO( V&I• they would sheep their oplaion—(hoar,
bear). HI. owe °plena wee that the number of geed
horses was bacrember, sad sot diminishing, and that
they were now tots... numerous Is the °sentry as
they coos wore—(mer hear). The hams mishit, it
was true, be brought Hien by streams, but these who
said that the breed had deteriorated would certainly
alter their °plena If they came into Donnehirs
aPer. might be odd that they were are bred In the
urhood, huts. loft es titers wa• • good market
in country for hones thee would away, hi
of geed oneo—(beer, hear). If they i
horns from bolas seal &broad, no doubt • great many
good animals would be kept Is the ontstry. Busk •
plan might mese quite • surfeit of superior maim&
for a short time, but me ooe would oontlaue to breed
good buses at a shortened bargain—(hear, hear). I.
wooled= be proposed the health of the Chairman,
reateeklag bow meth he bad date for the haat
tapyleueet
' The health of Lady Glyn," sod The Maslen el
Foxboueds,'• followed.

131 r litanies WAIF Swindled "Tie LOS&IASIMILk.
the Menem for Dense and flosesset, and tho
trot.. ;- sad in the 00111111 of kis remarks he rxpreesed
the bops that the magistrates would never fagot that
whim in pursuit the kid bad • right to nom anybody's
ground without let or itisdreasie—(braghter aad ap-
plause). That had be... very Mooted psist, hat Sea
at present warn the law, and he hoped they tread else
remember that the posetter was an sway to foxes as
well as to bares sod rabbits. lie did not sew to eland
up for hares end rabbits, for he thought that In • law
number of Instsaries they were source of mush evil
and trouble,-(lrear, hear, and applaues)—bet he also
thoaght they provided the fox with his dean—
(langhter)—without with* he would either have to go
I. the he. roost or beams • starved and flaky *alma
flir Blared then gressoched to speak of ttio dump
which was dote to foxes by the setting of rebbit traps
and by greybouods end lantern being allowed to run
loose about the artistry. and stated that he knew of
nine fous which were killed in January aloes by rabble
trate led wooden.* dews
LITT/ALLAS, in retarder thanks, expressed the
*onion that as many of the magistrate' were In fame
of foshnating, • hew number of this. ought to have
hese pressen.
81r Rams= Max proposed "The health of the
owners sod osioupless of ooven asd_preeervere of farm."
Copies Ilinuroorr and Mr. M. GMAT returned
thanks.
Vail... complimentary boosts Idwed.
The Bev. & Mann "teed the bills for oomponsa-
Moo in 182 L were £940 31. 9i , but in 1872 tbey had
only bees £ll3 IN. 60.—(applause).