1873; HUXTIXG IX CHESHIEE. 339 



was likely to get out of hand if the nearest riders increased 

 the pace of their horses, in order to get over this fence, 

 he turned to the right and jumped the fence out of 

 the field in that dii*ection, meaning when he had s^ot over 

 to turn at once to the left and jump the same big fence 

 which ran along the next field. He had no sooner s^ot 

 over the first mentioned fence than he was followed by 

 about fifty eager sportsmen out of the large field, and 

 before he could turn his horse to put him at the big 

 fence, the nearest riders were so close behind him that 

 his horse bolted with him, and went straight on, taking 

 the fences as they came : and those who were following 

 him, thinking that he must have seen the hounds 

 turning in that direction, kept as near him as they 

 could, but many of them got falls. After having gone 

 straight for about a mile, the runaway horse approached a 

 river. His rider, although he could not .stop him, was able 

 to tui-n him to the left, and they then continued to go on 

 as straight as before. In the meantime, the hounds, after 

 running on for a mile, tiuiied to the right, came do^ii to 

 the river, and tui-ned again along its right bant, thus 

 taking the dii-ection in which the runaway horse was 

 coming. Shortly afterwards the astonished M.F.H. and 

 indignant huntsman saw a man ride his horse at full 

 gallop over a fence just in front of the pack, and right 

 across the line. The rider then made a final eifort. and 

 pulled up his horse. He explained to the M.F.H. what 

 had happened, and added : •' There will soon be others 

 here, who have been following me, but lots of them are 

 doA\Ti ! "— C. M. 



SEASON 1873-74. 



Tlie opening meet was at Charlecote on November 8rd. 

 From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary : 



Tuesday, Xovemher Uth. 1873. — The meet was at Westou House, and a 

 fox was found in TVolf ord Heath, and ran nearly to Wolfoni Tillage, where he 

 was headed, and came hack to Weston, through the Park, and away to 

 Cherrington, and over the lirook at Sutton ; from thence he ran to Traitor's 

 Foi-d. and bv Xil Farm as if for Wiirg-iiiton Heath ; hut. tuminfir to the left. 



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