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of foxes ; but I remained out, and saw a fox found 

 late in the afternoon near Frinkford Mill ; hounds 

 set to, and ran very hard indeed, a ringing fox, but 

 they turned and chased her until we reached 

 Mr. Henry Paxton's house, and there she was 

 killed, an old vixen. Forty-five minutes, very fast, 

 into the house. 



After hunting the country for, I believe, thirteen 

 seasons Lord Valentia retired, and w^as succeeded 

 by Lord Chesham in 1884. No Master or hunts- 

 man could have been more popular than Lord 

 Valentia and Stovin were. 



Lord Chesham, 



Who had hunted in the Bicester country for 

 two seasons at least before taking the pack, 

 was well known and greatly approved of as a 

 Master, Stovin remaining as huntsman, and every- 

 thing was done in the best form, keepin^^ up 

 the good all-round feeling and showing capital 

 sport. After a time Stovin had very bad luck 

 in falling heavily and receiving great injury, 

 particularly from a summer fall. His lordship 

 was most kind and attentive to him, procuring 

 the best advice, which enabled him to hunt for 

 another season, when a change was made, and 

 Wilson took the horn in 1887. 



