262 H,R.H. the Prince of Wales. 



Then I heard a halloo at the top of the wood» 

 ^' Now we must go ! " I said. In those days the 

 wood was much larger than it is at present, and 

 we had to go up a very soft riding in which there 

 was a very nasty bog. I made all the signs I 

 could for the Prince to avoid it by getting on the 

 side, but the horse did not answer to the rein and 

 floundered into the worst part of it ; by good 

 horsemanship the Prince just managed to save 

 a fall. 



When we reached the top of the wood the fox 

 had been headed back by the people and had 

 gone into the covert again. I then said, " This 

 fox will now go through the wood and out at 

 the other end ; we must go at best pace back 

 again." " I will go anywhere but through that 

 bog with you ! " the Prince remarked, with a smile. 

 We then made good haste to the Weedon corner 

 of the wood, where I had the satisfaction of 

 saying, '' Yonder he goes I '' as fine a fox as 

 ever was seen. My duties ended there for the 

 day. 



In the following season the Prince of Wales 

 came to hunt with the Duke of Grafton. On 

 this occasion Bradden was the fixture, a very 

 popular meet. I was told that a very large 

 and aristocratic assemblage was there, but^ 



