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but set his head straight, and went off in the finest possible style ; — 

 the hounds were altogether, and close at home : — the scent was 

 breast-high, and they slicked him through this great covert in quick 

 time and "gone away," The field was all contusion and bustle, 

 every one seeming to predict something severe : — the route taken 

 was leaving Easthothly to the right, and Whyly to the left, straight 

 to Barnett Wood, and on crossing the Blackboys turnpike road, 

 leaving Dalrymple's to the right on to near to the town of Mayfield ; 

 here the wily rogue still finding himself hard pressed, took a circle 

 to the left, crossing Hadlow Down back to Framfield ; again to the 

 left, and worked himself to Barnett Wood, taking nearly his foil 

 again crossing Blackboy's tm-npike and leaving Dalrymple's to the 

 left, then crossing over the Mayfield turnpike on to the Cross-in- 

 hand Fair field, to the Herrings ; — thence to Heathfield, nearly to 

 the town of Burwash, then heading back, to Broomham, where the 

 hounds ran in to him, and killed in the finest style, after a most 

 laborious task of six hours duration. — Mr. Craven not being out, the 

 huntsman had no one to assist him ; but great merit is due to Press 

 for the skill he exhibited, and the strength of mind he displayed in 

 persevering ; nothmg else could have killed this strong fox. The 

 field was sadly beaten off long before the death, and not a horse 

 could go on, with the exception of the huntsman's, and he had had 

 quite enough of it. — The fleet and young hounds, which took the 

 lively part of the chase in the first twelve miles, now began to get 

 slack, and the fox had lost his speed, changing his point and com- 

 mencing the shifting system. Nothing but hunting would now 

 avail, and the old hounds were called upon to do their duty, which 

 they performed in the most admirable style. — The hvintsman did not 

 return home to the kennel until ten o'clock at night. 



Splendid Run with the East Sussex Fox Hounds, Nov. 17, 1838. 

 — On Friday, the 17th instant, the East Sussex Fox Hounds met 

 at Southease. ("A Bye -day.") After drawing several coverts 

 blank, they drew Northease link bushes ; they had been in covert 

 but a short time before a hound began to whimper — this had not 

 been repeated thrice before a bold fox made his appearance, and 

 went off in " gallant style ; " being a foggy day, the huntsman 

 would not allow his hounds to go on till he had got them all out of 

 covert ; this being done he drew them across the line of scent, and 

 they went off with a crack, over Iford-hill, leaving Hervey's stone to 

 the left, dipping Ballsdean deep bottom, and over the hill by the 

 direction post, in a straight line to Fielder's furze, threading them 

 to the left over Hodshrove hill, crossmg the Lewes road, near to 

 Hodshrove, climbing the steep hill by the barn, to Hollingbury 

 Castle, on the Withdean plantation, Patcham-mill, crossing the 

 London road leaving Patcham village to the right, taking the hedge- 

 row in a straight line over the hill, crossing the Dyke -road by 

 Blatchington-hill ; here reynard crossed this road at twenty -one 

 minutes past one o'clock, the hounds at twenty-five minutes past, 

 the fox therefore having four minutes the advantage ! ! He then 

 took a straight line to the Dyke furze ; up to this point he had run 



