32 HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



Union Hounds. I may feel proud to think I 

 managed to be in it.] 



The foregoing is still talked about as " the 

 famous King William run." 



March loth, 



Met at Southminster ; it was a very hard 

 day for horses ; we were always on the go. 

 Charles Tabor got into a ditch, where it was 

 likely his horse would remain. During the 

 run we had to cross over the brook at Moor 

 Gardens by the horrid narrow bridge. 



Jack Page's horse sHpped over and got in 

 the brook ; I came next and nearly did the 

 same ; Madge dropped one hind leg, but re- 

 covered herself just in time to save me from 

 taking a cold bath. 



November 14th. Monday. Sutton Ford. 



Fine day, but foggy. Found on the 

 marshes at Barling, and had a quick fifteen 

 minutes, then changed foxes and had another 

 quarter of an hour in the same neighbourhood. 

 Found again in a little spinney at Thorpe, and 

 went a racing pace for nine minutes, and to 

 ground close to Shoebury Garrison, running in 

 view over the last field. A good field out, but 

 many Taylors from Southend, one of which 

 tumbled about a good deal. 



Most of this run took place round the big 

 field at Thorpe where at the time there was 



