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was coming down fast ; but we did not mind in 

 the least, feeling much too pleased with our- 

 selves and our horses to care for the weather. 



I shall never again see a run I enjoyed so 

 much as that one. 



October, 1880. 



On Tuesday, October 19th, these hounds 

 met at Sutton Ford Bridge for cub hunting, but 

 it turned out to be an " out-and-out " good fox 

 hunt, as the sequel will show. The meet was 

 at ten o'clock sharp, when a goodly gathering 

 put in an appearance. Of ladies there were 

 Mrs. Tawke, Mrs. and Miss Garrood, Miss 

 Boosey, etc., mounted on wheels, Dr. Bourne, 

 R.A., Messrs. Courage, Tabor, Baker (2), 

 Rickett (2), Deane, Hudson, Rankin, Benton 

 (2), Master Victor Tabor, and several more on 

 foot, on horseback, and on wheels. Mr. 

 Carnegie, of course, was there with his pack, 

 looking " for the fray." The hounds came over 

 night, for, let me tell you, Mr. Editor, that this 

 meet is about twenty miles from the Kennels, 

 so the hounds stayed at the old Ship Inn, 

 Rochford, so that they should be ready to 

 account for one of Mr. Cross's Mucking Hall 

 foxes the next morning if possible, for the foxes 

 require a good deal of killing in this part of the 

 country, and to bring weary hounds to do so 

 would be simply fun for the foxes and cruelty to 

 hounds. With the usual congratulations on 

 having appeared to be a splendid hunting 

 morning we jog off to draw Mucking Hall 



