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over the steep Downs, he went away a burster over 

 the open, uutil he reached the banks of the river 

 that flows into the sea at Shoreham. The waters 

 were out, and there was no possibihty of his crossing 

 this deep and swift-flowing streara, so he ran for 

 two or three miles along the bank, the hounds 

 having it all to themselves, and hunting him prettily 

 until he changed his mind and went again for the 

 Downs. Then I viewed him going away in earnest, 

 having ten minutes' start, which was all in his 

 favour, as the scent had died away, and we had to 

 hunt him slowly, step by step, running back in the 

 direction of the spot where he was found, where we 

 lost him, after giving us an excellent hunting run of 

 somewhere about two hours. 



A good opportunity was afforded of seeing how 

 the Southdown perform. Champion may well be 

 proud of his handsome and hardworking pack, 

 which do the greatest credit to his management, 

 and the best proof of their excellence is that shown 

 by the clinking good runs they have had during the 

 last few weeks. The number of men riding with 

 the Southdown is invariably very large, and on the 

 open Downs the temptation to ride close to hounds 

 is great; and it is consequently very trying at 

 times to both master and huntsman to see the sport 

 jeopardised by over-eager and injudicious riders. 

 However, this drawback does not prevent the 

 Southdown showing grand sport as a rule, and the 

 remarkable run they had from Edburton a few days 

 since deserves a prominent place in the columns of 

 BeUs Life, A " field " of not less than eighty were 

 present on that occasion, amongst whom were 



