270 Hark Away. 



storm, running tlirongh Binfield Park, by Bill Hill, 

 leaving Wokingham on the left, and on to Bearwood 

 Park, then crossing the Loddon to Shinfield, where 

 he was taken, after a capital gallop of two hours and 

 ten minutes. A good judge who was out on this 

 occasion remarked, " I never saw a better run either 

 with fox or stag." This was a very handsome, un- 

 tried animal, named Festivity, in consequence of his 

 making his dehut the day following the Duke of 

 Connaught's wedding. 



Another crack run was shown from the Warren 

 House, Lord Hardwicke and Baron Ferdinand Roths- 

 child being present. The deer was uncarted in Mr. 

 Benning's field, going away at a rattling pace, 

 leaving Buckhurst Park on the right, making for 

 Wokingham, then bearing for Reading, over Bear- 

 wood Park, finally being taken at Arborfield, after a 

 capital chase of three hours. Goodall met wdth a 

 fall on the occasion, and Lord Hardwicke hunted the 

 hounds during the rest of the day. When I mounted 

 my horse at Windsor, the morning was not promising, 

 and I soon felt " the icy fang and churlish chiding of 

 the winter's wind " as I trotted sharply away through 

 Slough, past Salt Hill, reaching Maidenhead Thicket 

 at the moment the deer-cart appeared on the scene. 

 An immense concourse of people had already as- 

 sembled — a motley crew — but all bent on having a 

 jolly day, and seeing, for once in a way, the meet of 

 the Royal Buckhounds. In addition to the vast 

 number of foot people, the roads were lined wdth 

 carts, gigs, wagonettes, and one four-in-hand, which 

 had been tooled over from Slough. 



Of the horsemen, it might be said that they 



