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to a steep bank, I knew the bank, and knew the foot-path was in the 

 bottom below. I got off and walked, and found the path ; I now 

 made up my mind to walk the path to Kingston. I walked and 

 walked, and at last I walked out into the road at the foot of New- 

 market hill, where I came in ; I was now quite satisfied. I mounted, 

 and rode quietly round the road, and got home at nine o'clock. I 

 had been gone just 12 hours, and 1 think I must have ridden 70 miles 

 this day, as my journey to and from covert was more than 35 miles. 

 I heard no more of the day until the next Tuesday, at Lewes market. 

 I saw Mr. Barchard ; he said, " well Kent, how is the old mare '?" 

 I said " she is all right now, I have got her here, but she would not 

 feed until Sunday ; " he replied, " his horse had not eaten anything 

 since, nor more had Mr. Thomas's, and that Sewall, at Brighton, had 

 got 30 horses under him from that day, and that jNIr. Ingram's horse 

 had not stood up since, only as he had been slung up ; he died in the 

 course of a few days." 



Feh. 6, 1834.— The East Sussex Fox Hounds met on Thursday last 

 at Horsted Alms House, and di-ewthe Horsted covers a blank ; they 

 then tried the Plashett Park, where they imkennelled a gallant fox, 

 which broke cover in the finest possible style ; the hounds were close 

 at him, and went off at a splitting pace, crossing the Broyle on to 

 Broyle-place ; he then took a straight line to General Trevor's decoy, 

 at (xlynde, and crossed the Kiven towards Glynde mill ; thence on to 

 Fii'le, threading the pleasure grounds of Lord Gage ; he then pro- 

 ceeded on under the hill, leaving Compton Wood and Tilton Shaw 

 to the left. Keynard now climbed the front hill, near to White 

 Bosthill, and took to the open downs, crossing the Fiiie hills, on to 

 Denton Hill, and thence onto Norton Top, and Bletchington Down ; 

 he then took the Sutton hedgerow, and, finally, to Chinton, where 

 the hounds ran into him, and killed in most beautiful style, after a 

 chase of one hour and fifty minutes. The distance from the Plashett 

 to the pleasure grounds of Lord Gage, was performed in fifty minutes, 

 and in the hunting phrase, produced bellows to viend. This was one 

 of the most splendid runs ever experienced in Sussex, and the day 

 will be long remembered by the sportsmen who were in the field 

 upon the occasion. INIr. Thomas Johnson's and the huntsman's 

 horses both died from this chase. 



February 10, 1836. — On Wednesday, the East Sussex Fox Hounds 

 met at Norton Top ; after drawing several coverts blank, they drew 

 Mr. Dray's covert in France bottom, where they unkennelled a fine 

 fox, which broke covert immediately ; the hounds were out quickly 

 after him, and went off at a topping pace up the hill, crossing the 

 fallow for Hindover, but here the hounds threw up, and cast right 

 and left in good order, but they could not hit him oft'. Press now 

 came forward to do the trick for them ; he took them off' the fallow, 

 and held them round a nice sweet gratten, but it was no go ; he then 

 dropped back on the tvirf for the short head, he made the draw com- 

 plete, but he could not touch the line ; he was now staggered, and 

 said he must be gone forward, he would hold on towards the 



