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got over them. Then away they galloped in the 

 direction of " Bedboro," by "Ashover" cover, 

 through Mabledon on to Tnnbridge, the deer finally 

 being taken in a stream near Hildenboro'. 



Miss Kennedy, whom I have frequently seen going 

 in grand form with the South DoAvn Hounds, went 

 extremely well, but gave up before the deer was 

 taken. Mr. Willie Bradshaw rode well for a be- 

 ginner, as did many of the "field," who made the 

 most of their last day's sport, thus ending the season 

 with a clinking good run little short of three hours. 



Looking back on the year's sport, abbreviated as it 

 has been by so protracted and severe a winter, yet 

 there have been plenty of good things, with most 

 packs. 



Short and sweet is my description of the season ; 

 and I can never remember seeing larger fields, 

 finer hounds, better horses, or harder riders, during 

 my experience, which extends over half a century ; 

 nor do I ever remember hunting to be more popular, 

 or foxes more plentiful, or owners and occupiers of 

 the laud better disj)osed towards the grandest 

 and manliest of our national amusements. In my 

 opinion, no sport equals it ; and though the vigour 

 of youth has long since waned, yet " still in our 

 ashes live the wonted fires," and I cannot see a 

 hare jump from her form, a fox break from cover, 

 or a wild stag rise from his heathery couch, without 

 experiencing a thrill of excitement and a joyous 

 sensation throughout my whole frame. Long, there- 

 fore, may fox-hunting flourish, promoting, as it does, 

 good fellowship amongst sportsmen, encouraging 

 the breeding of horses, and causing a yearly ex- 



