SPORT IN EI'PING FOREST. l8l 



scent, hounds went straioht throuoh the Warren, and as 

 hard as they could race, straight through Epping Forest, 

 round by Loughton Shaws, turned to the right, and raced 

 the fox into a cottage at Loughton ; killed him in the 

 window ; forty minutes. I never before or since saw 

 hounds race through Epping Forest as they did." 



As to the 2 1 St of the same month Bailey says: — 

 " Met at Weald Gullet : found a fox in the Beachetts, 

 getting well away on him, and only Mr. R. Lockwood, 

 Mr. Dickinson, and myself got away on terms with hounds. 

 Going away on the Tawney Hall side, Mr. Dickinson lost 

 his hat at the first fence, when hounds were fairly racing. 

 Close by Shalesmore the fox turned short to the right 

 across Hill Hall Park, down those large fields ; only Mr. 

 Lockwood and myself were with hounds : over the road 

 close by Hobbs Cross on the right, and as hard as they 

 could race, as if for Loughton Shaws, which he left on his 

 left, over the rail straight into Epping Forest, and they ran 

 clean into him as he was crossing the High Road near 

 Goldings Hill ; time, fortv-five minutes. Not a soul ever 

 caught us the whole wav, and hounds were never touched. 

 I had such a cropper jumping into the Forest ; fell flat on 

 my back, and Mr. Lockwood stood there laughing at me." 

 As to March 2nd, he savs : — 



