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T. H. Ouare, of Matching Green, whose death occurred 

 in October, 1874, in the 83rd year of his age." 



The season does not appear to have furnished any 

 noticeable run ; though good sport was shown, and no 

 blank day was experienced. 



1875-6. On November 24th, a Broomshawbury fox 

 gave a good run by Barrington Park and Little Halling- 

 bury towards Hyde Hall. A change on to a fresh fox 

 took hounds out of their country into Eastwick Wood, 

 where a third fox divided the pack, and both divisions 

 were stopped. On December 15th, Garnett's furnished 

 a stout fox, which beat the hounds after two hours' 

 run by Stebbing Windmill and Bardfield to How Wood, 

 Finchingfield. On March 2nd, a fox, found in Great 

 Bendysh, was run into the East Essex country, and 

 killed at Steeple Bunipstead — fifty-five minutes without 

 a check ; and on the 26th (jf the same month, an 

 Epping Forest fox gave a very fast run from the Warren, 

 ending with a kill near Theydon Garnon rectory. At 

 the end of this month a Hunt Steeplechase Meeting 

 was held, for the first time, at Rundells, Harlow. 



1876-7. Before the opening of this season, a grave 

 disaster befell the pack, which had been well maintained 

 by drafts frum the Oakley (Mr. Robert Arkwright's 



