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grand old Madras civilian, who goes as straight 

 as a dart, young Mr. Richard Walmsley, the 

 brothers Lescher, the hard-riding Saunders, 

 Captain Helme and his sister, mounted splen- 

 didly. The former on a white-legged horse, 

 Mr. Helme, as neat as any man could be, Mrs. 

 E. Helme, Miss Tawke and many others. 



1877. 

 THE ESSEX UNION FOXHOUNDS. 



(From The Field.) 



There were out, Captain and Mrs. 

 Goodeve, Miss Tawke, Mrs. Dewi, Colonel 

 Ravenhill, Major Nolan, M.P., Colonel 

 Marshall, Messrs. Baker (two), Phillips, 

 Tabor, Benson, Grayson, Belcham, Hudson, 

 Webster, Rickett, Walls, Bishop, Harrington, 

 Walker, Webster, Moss, and a great many 

 more. Our first draw was some cole seed 

 at Rochford Hall, which did not yield as 

 good a crop in foxes as I hope it may seed 

 when the time comes, for blank was written 

 upon it ; so likewise in the cole seed at Prittle- 

 well. This is owing solely to a wet night, for 

 foxes, as " Jorrocks " says, " like damp beds as 

 little as Christians." So away we go for the 

 Bull Wood, passing several small woods on 

 our way. This is our last hope, and things 

 look bad ; but just as people were getting out 

 sandwiches and flasks, a welcome challenge is 

 heard, which is at first thought to be " only a 



