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ability of their clever and long-experienced hnntsman 

 and I know no hounds in the kingdom that show 

 more invariable good sport ; and it appears to be the 

 earnest endeavour of the master (Mr. Streatfield) on 

 all occasions to satisfy the requirements of the large 

 fields that ride with them ; and he must be a very 

 difficult man to satisfy who, after a week's sport such 

 as this which I am about to narrate, does not at the 

 termination cry, " Hold, enough ! " 



Beginning on the Monday, the meet was Longford 

 Bridge, where a good field was assembled, eager, after 

 their long-enforced leisure, to make the most of the 

 opportunity. After receiving the order to move oiF 

 Champion proceeded to draw Mr. Shenstone's cover, 

 from Avhich a stout fox speedily went away at a clink- 

 ing pace, running for an hour and forty minutes over 

 the open, and finally being rolled over, after a split- 

 ting run, the country being desperately heavy 

 throughout the whole distance. This was an excel- 

 lent beginning of the week's sport, but it was fated 

 to be equalled, if not eclipsed, by subsequent runs, as 

 will be shown by the details of the remainder of the 

 week's work. Not satisfied, however, with this gallop 

 Champion proceeded to Gipp's Wood, where another 

 stout running fox was soon on foot, and a cheery 

 " Tallyho ! " proclaimed that he, disdaining to lurk in 

 the shelter of the covert, had gone away over the open. 

 For two hours did these gallant hounds pursue their 

 second fox ; but evening drawing on apace. Champion 

 unwillingly was compelled to whip them off. 



The following day (Tuesday) the fixture was 

 Framfield village, and, as usual, little time elapsed 

 before a view-halloo gave notice that a fox was 



