A roothinc; fox. 1S7 



of cubs as usual, and did some excellent work with the 

 entry. 



" Nothin,q- out of the way occurred this year ; we had 

 a very fair amount of sport with many good runs ; but 

 feeling myself getting old, I was not, I suppose, quite as 

 keen as in past years, ami I wished to resign when we 

 met for the annual meeting on March 7th, but was over- 

 persuaded to continue for another season." 



In Bailey's notes on the sport during the season 

 1884-5 'W6 finc^ '^'"'6 following entries : — 



"Wednesday, December 17th, afforded a fine run. 

 Met at Hatfield Town ; and, going through Barrington 

 Hall Park, three foxes came down out of a tree, and the 

 people holloaed and made such a noise. Sir Henry would 

 not let the hounds go after either of them ; I had to go 

 as hard as I could to Canfield Hart ; found directly, and 

 away straight for the Thrift — away as if for Garnetts ; 

 bore to the right close by High Easter, then to the left 

 straight for Fleshy, on to Israels, and lost him just 

 beyond, after a capital run of two hours over the cream 

 of the Roothings. 



"January 19th, 1885. Thornwood Common, and we 

 found a good fox in Parndon Woods ; hounds ran very fast 

 across by Epping Church, straight to the lower forest, out 



