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| T. C. GOULDSMITH, MASTER 1921-2 | [Frontispiece] |
| EDWARD CHARRINGTON, FOUNDER OF THE OPPIDAN BEAGLES | [To face 6] |
| THE SORT OF DAY WE ALL KNOW | [11] |
| AN OLD-TIME BEAGLER | [13] |
| GOOD-NIGHT | [20] |
| AN UNPARDONABLE INTRUSION | [34] |
| ROWLAND HUNT (CENTRE) WITH HIS HOUNDS AND WHIPS | [To face 40] |
| AN AWKWARD MEETING | [42] |
| “THERE SHE LAYS” | [50] |
| A DISAPPOINTING FINISH | [57] |
| “HOLD HARD!” | [59] |
| FRANCIS AND RIVERSDALE GRENFELL | [To face 60] |
| PLAN OF KENNELS | [To face 62] |
| 1.40 P.M. | [64] |
| A TYPICAL INCIDENT | [66] |
| HIS LUCKY DAY | [70] |
| G. K. DUNNING’S YEAR | [To face 78] |
| HIS MASTER’S VOICE | [79] |
| T. C. BARNETT-BARKER’S YEAR | [To face 86] |
| THE KILL | [90] |
| MAP OF COUNTRY HUNTED BY E.C.H. | [To face 90] |
| FEEDING TIME, DABBLER, GEORGE CHAMPION, GIPSY AND RASPER | [To face 98] |
THE ETON COLLEGE HUNT.
PART I.
CHAPTER I.
THE OPPIDAN BEAGLES.
It was a manly country-loving boy who first undertook the task of introducing Beagles to Eton; a boy, versed in the etiquette of hunting and devoted to a healthy open air life, who loved a horse and who loved a hound, fond of music and fond of dancing, who spent every moment of daylight in cultivating the instincts of a clean country-bred Englishman.
Edward Charrington is unfortunately dead. He died in 1894, but he left behind him a diary of his last two years at Eton, and in this he gives a lucid account of how he initiated the Beagles. He acted on a sudden inspiration. Within a week he had actually got together subscriptions and purchased two couples of beagles. But it is better to give the story in his own words, in extracts from his diary:
“Monday, Jan. 18th, 1858. Thought of getting up some Beagles.
“Tuesday, Jan. 19th. Got up £7 10s. for the Beagles.
“Thursday, Jan. 21st. Ran with Lawless and Hussey. Beagles. Bad run.