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ing the job, was " pausing on the brink," filling 

 up the only available hole, Charles Tabor from 

 behind laying into him with his hunting crop 

 for all he was worth. If one had not been in a 

 bit of a hurry at the time, it would have afforded 

 a most amusing spectacle. 



February 2nd, 



Meet at Danbury. Good scent; capital 

 day. 



THE ESSEX UNION HOUNDS. 

 (Taken from The Field). 



26th February, 



The sport with these Hounds has improved 

 very much of late ; in fact, the country is hold- 

 ing a scent — a commodity which has been sadly 

 deficient throughout the season. On Saturday, 

 the 19th, they had a very good hour and three- 

 quarters in the afternoon, ending with a cHnking 

 forty-five minutes and a kill. Frost and snow 

 had prevented the hounds going out on Monday 

 and Tuesday ; indeed, the state of the weather 

 on Thursday would have prevented a less inde- 

 fatigable sportsman than Mr. Carnegie taking 

 his hounds out ; but he is not the man to stay at 

 home so long as there is even an outside chance 

 of hunting, and in this instance I am glad to say 



