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on wheels, and sees more sport than many who 

 ride to honnds ; Mr. and ]\Irs. Bull, Mr. Morgan of 

 Billesdon Park, Mr. Poole Ward, Mr. Tolley, Captain 

 Fitzroy, the Hon. Mr. Pennant, Colonel Pennant, 

 Mr. John Foy, Mr. W. Freeman, Mr. Blencowe, of 

 Brackley, who though a welter-weight truly, riding 

 eighteen stone, yet goes as straight as a bird; 

 the Rev. R. Knightley, Mrs. Pilgrim, ]\Irs. Ball, Mr. 

 Higgins, Captain Higgins, Mr. Fred. Willis, and Mr. 

 Hives, but the distance from Newport Pagnell being 

 so great, Mrs. Hives did not put in an appearance, 

 and I lost the opportunity of witnessing her way 

 of going across this stiff country on the clever little 

 grey mare, late the property of the ex-Queen of 

 Naples, which she pilots with great courage and 

 discretion when hounds go the pace. 



It was a pleasing picture that met the sight, as I 

 rode up to the piece of rising-ground, where Frank 

 Beers had taken up his place, with his celebrated 

 pack around him, looking as blooming and fit to go 

 as hounds could be wished, accompanied by his two 

 able whips, T. Smith and George Cole, all being 

 exceedingly well mounted. A very fine lot of 

 hounds are those of his Grace, maintaining to the 

 fullest extent the historical reputation that this pack 

 has so long and deservedly attained ; and one thing 

 is quite clear, wliich is the fact of their going, when 

 on good terms with their fox, at a speed which I 

 do not remember ever seeing surpassed. 



The first cover, " Hallithorne," was drawn blank, 

 as also was the " Colonel's " cover, but Gommery's 

 Holt held a fox, and " Gone away ! gone away ! " was 

 the cheery sound that quickly was heard from the 



