HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 6i 



them (including Mrs. Goodeve, who is always 

 well to the fore, and handles her horse with 

 great judgment and skill, never expecting too 

 much from a willing horse), and a real hunting 

 run we have by Blunt's Wood, which we do not 

 enter, and on towards Down Hall. One or two 

 men are down in the brook by way of a " re- 

 fresher," but all join in the run at Hambro Hill. 

 The hounds here do their work admirably, 

 hunting inch by inch, for it is a regular horrid 

 day, and right well does our worthy Master " let 

 *em alone." (I fancy myself that he has been 

 "crossing" with the Bramham Moor). Forward 

 on we go then for the " Drover's Arms," at the 

 back of which he doubles into a furze fence, up 

 which he runs, and to ground near Hambro 

 Hill. Thus we accounted for our fox. After 

 thinking it all over and sitting with my pipe 

 before the fire, I come to the conclusion that 

 Shakespeare was not far wrong when he said — 

 " All's well that ends well." 



1877. 

 ESSEX UNION FOXHOUNDS. 



On Wednesday, March 14th, these hounds 

 met at Rayleigh. There was a large field as- 

 sembled, including Messrs. C. and A. Tabor, 

 Tawke, Winmill, Coles, Webster and many 

 more. 



We first of all drew several small woods 

 without finding, although foxes are said to have 

 been running in all directions by several trust- 



