98 REMINISCENCES OF 



for ^15, "The Sheriff". Unfortunately, one day 

 after a run he ran into a farmyard. A farm man 

 threw a rope round his neck and he fell down. I was 

 close to him and cut the rope, but he was dead. A 

 very little thing will kill them when blown. 



We had capital sport. The following letter ap- 

 peared in the Ipswich paper : — 



" On Monday the meet was fixed for Debenham 

 'Cherry Tree/ and at eleven o'clock a fresh deer from 

 Mr. Villebois was turned out in a meadow of Mr. 

 Norris's. In twenty minutes the hounds were laid 

 on, and one of the finest runs ever seen followed. 

 From Debenham he crossed the road to Winston, 

 from which after a momentary check the hounds ran 

 for forty minutes at the top of their speed. It was 

 indeed racing pace through the parishes of Crowfield, 

 Petaugh, Gosbeck, and Helmingham up to Henley 

 Church. During this severe run through a line of 

 country more heavy and deep than any in the country, 

 Captain Thomson (on * Prisoner') took a decided 

 lead, followed at a short distance by Mr. Madocks 

 (on ' Sir William '), their horses proving to be in 

 first-rate condition. Captain Dickson, who had been 

 riding in good style, suddenly disappeared, his horse 

 having afterwards to be relieved from his little em- 

 barrassment by being dragged by ropes from the 

 species of grave in which he was buried. I also ob- 

 served Mr. Colthorpe going well on a compact grey 

 steed, and two or three red coats gleaming in the 

 distance. A short check at Henley allowed many to 

 come up, and at th^ * Take in the Pond ' at Aken- 



