THE RUN TO LYONS HALL WOOD. 1 4/ 



run a distance of eleven miles was covered in an hour and 

 a quarter. Amongst those present were the master ; the 

 Rev. Frederick Fane, accompanied by his daughter (now 

 Mrs. Waters), who was taking an early lesson in riding to 

 hounds: Mr. G. H. Dawson, the late Mr. H. H. Elder 

 and the late Mr. Sam Reeve. 



The following account of this great run appeared in 

 the Chelmsford Chronicle of February 2nd, 1866 : — 



"A Capit.vl Day with Mr. Arkwrioht's Hounds. 

 " To the Editor of the Chelmsford Chronicle. 



" Sir, — I only venture to trespass on your valuable 

 space when we have had a day which really deserves 

 rescuing from oblivion, and as last Saturday stands out in 

 bold relief from the ordinary ' middling ' and ' fair ' runs 

 which people the sportsman's limbo, I trust you will spare 

 me a corner. 



" The sport with the Essex Hounds has not been 

 brilliant for the last three weeks. For this our energetic 

 master is not to blame, for all that a thorough sportsman 

 can do to show sport, he does ; nor is it the fault of the 

 hounds ; and we must, therefore, ascribe it to very in- 

 different scent and the misfortune of seldom finding till 

 late in the day. 



