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home, but the heat this time was too much for 

 him, and he went on, leading his pursuers 

 through Thorndon Park to Childerditch Wood, 

 away over the large fields to near the old 

 steeplechase course, then to East Horndon, 

 across Dunton Hall, where he was viewed toil- 

 ing forward under a July sun to Westwood 

 Shaw, Laindon Hills. Away at the lower end 

 to Bushy Lees, across Major Spitty's farm to the 

 Southend railway, where the hounds got a view, 

 and raced him for a mile between the metals to 

 Vange, where he turned to Fobbing Mill, on 

 to Whitehall Marshes, over the creek to 

 Thames Haven Station, then to Stanford-le- 

 Hope, and at last, as several foxes were on foot, 

 the hounds were stopped at Mr. Long's farm, 

 and this good fox was left in his glory, to the 

 great disappointment of the Master; but with 

 the wind behind him and a choking hot sun in 

 front, the hounds could never press their fox 

 sufficiently, though many times during the 

 sporting run he seemed doomed to be killed, 

 but he never gave Mr. White a chance, as he 

 had the wind behind him from find to finish. 

 The distance the hounds ran must have been at 

 least twenty miles, as by the map it is fifteen 

 miles from Arnold Wood to Thames Haven 

 Station. Most of the prominent members of 

 the Hunt and many ladies were present, 

 amongst whom were the Hon. Bernard Petre, 

 son of the good Lord Petre, to whom this hunt 

 is greatly indebted for his strict preservation of 

 foxes, Mr. Edward Courage, Mr. Ind and his 

 son, Mr. and Miss Caldicott, Mr. Cotton, a 



