288 Hark Away. 



expressed himself at the close of the day as having 

 thoroughly enjoyed the day's sport. 



Scarcely had the hounds been throAvn into Hill- 

 morton covert, v^^hen a rattling view-halloo was heard, 

 and we were away at a stinging pace; crossing 

 the brook, in which several of the eager sportsmen 

 took a bath, away over the old steeplechase course, 

 turning to the right, and making for Mr. Churnside's 

 cover, where the hounds threw up their heads, and 

 were unable to do anything more with their fox. 

 Returning to Hillmorton, little time elapsed ere we 

 were on the line of a second fox, which broke away, 

 taking the same line as the first, and crossing the 

 brook; then changing his mind, he turned to the 

 left, crossed the old course, running nearly up to 

 Clifton; then passing Cook's cover, he made his 

 way at a racing pace nearly to Barby, where he ran 

 to ground in a friendly drain, where we left him. 



Next we drew Cook's cover, finding and chopping 

 a fox in a very brief space of time. Then away to 

 Bilton Grange ; once more we hear the cheery cry 

 of " Tally-ho I tally-ho ! " then " Gone away, lads ! 

 gone away !" and we raced away very fast, indeed, 

 up to Bunker's Hill, then on to Lester's piece, over 

 the large grass fields up to Thurlaston, running 

 across the avenue, and finally losing our fox in 

 Cawston. This was a rattling good run ; the ground 

 rode light ; the fences were fair ; the pace severe. 

 " Regalia " was fully equal to the occasion, carrying 

 me delightfully, no matter what the fence was that 

 presented itself; finally taking some ugly-looking 

 rails, with a deepish drop on the other side, in a 

 style that convinced me that I was riding a clipper, 



