BRACKENFIELD HUNT

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23918, 9 April 1943, Page 3

BRACKENFIELD HUNT

RECESS -FOB DURATION OP WAR The Brackenfleld Hunt Club will go Into recess lor the duraiton of the war. A decision to this effect was made, at the annual meeting of the C 1 ub held at lUnglora last night. The Master (Mr H> M, Burgin), who presided, said that the club’s finances were likely to be adversely affected « It carried on. At the moment the club had assets amounting to £209 11s lOd, and he suggested that mis amount should be left tIU the club_ became active again. The hunt would, of course, keep its identity with the Hunt Clubs’ Association; otherwise, he suggested, it should go into retirement. Last season the club was inactive* all that it did being to look after. Its property. It was decided that the dub, give up the kennels, and dispense with the services of its huntsman (Mr R. A. Ferguson). ' . Appreciative reference was made to the services given by Mr Ferguson,; and it was agreed to make him an appropriate gift at a later date. 'V* -V, ‘ „ Officers elected were:—President, Mr M. Bethell; master, Mr Burgin; committee. Mesdames B. Rutherford, S. Douglas, and Bennett, and Messrs W.- Parsons. 8, Wright, and I. Mendes; secretary. Mr ,W. C. Prosser; auditor. Mr C. I. Jennings. The meeting decided not to accept subscriptions from members during the period of -the club’s recess. A number of offers were made by members’to look after the club’s hounds, ‘