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At this place he went to the right, over Ratley Bottoms to 

 Edge-hill, and down to Tysoe 5 leaving that point to his left, 

 reynard made to Gambell's Gorse, where we lost him. 



BY A FRIEND TO FOX-HUNTING. 



UFTON. 



I remember we had a capital day's sport with Mr. 

 Thornhill's hounds during this season when the meet was 

 at Ufton. We first drew Print-hill, and were not kept in 

 suspense for a moment, for as soon as the hounds had 

 entered, away broke as fine a dog fox as ever I saw quit his 

 thorny retreat. He went straight away for Ufton-wood, 

 which he passed through without waiting again to be driven 

 out by the pack, and then crossed over the Leam, between 

 Daffer's Bridge and Thorpe's Bridge. 



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The water was very much out, but Mr. J. Biddulph, 

 on a black horse, charged it and cleared it in fine style, 

 and was followed by several others who did not know the 

 country sufficiently to cross the bridge, which was close at 

 hand. Our fox then took the finest country he could pick, 

 and led us, at a slapping pace, within two hundred yards 

 of Radbourne Gorse. Here his strength and courage failed 

 him, and the hounds gained ground of him every minute 

 until they reached Napton Bridge, where they turned him 

 up in gallant style close to the village. 



This was as good a run as I should desire to see ; the 

 distance was not more than eight or nine miles and was done 

 in about forty minutes. Mr. Thornhill on The Pony ; 

 Mr. H. HoRLEY, on Skimmer, Mr. J. Biddulph on a fine 

 black horse 5 Mr. J. Solloway, on Enterprise, and many 

 others were up at the death. 



