206 THE ESSEX FOXHOUNDS. 



hounds were admirably hunted by Jim Cockayne. February 

 also afforded five exceptionally good days ; and in March 

 — though there was some interruption from frost and a 

 second blank day — good sport continued. 



On March 22nd, after the Hunt Meetins: at Har- 

 low, hounds ran well from Harlow Park to the gates of 

 the master's house at Epping. On the 29th, a good forty 

 minutes from Langleys (Mr. Tufnell's) ended in a kill in 

 the East Essex country, after a clash with that pack, and 

 two days later, a fox from the Beachetts took hounds in a 

 quick burst again to the master's house at Epping. This 

 first-rate season ended on the same afternoon with a hard 

 run from Parndon Woods. At the close of the season, the 

 hounds were purchased by Mr. C. E. Green. 



1 890- 1. During this season the Hunt had to contend 

 with drought during October ; prolonged frost during the 

 winter, which stopped hunting from December 8th to 

 January 26th, and bad scent during the latter part of the 

 season. A wonderful hunting run occurred on November 

 24th from Kelvedon Hall Wood. Hounds hunted their 

 fox for upwards of three hours, ultimately killing him in the 

 High Street of Brentwood. The Rev. Frederick Fane, in 

 his eightieth year, was in at the death. 



The run of the season was that of March 14th. A fox, 



