44 HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



skirting Purleigh Hall Wood and on to Pur- 

 leigh Hall, then made a turn to the left by the 

 windmill to the bottom of Hanging Wood, over 

 Hazeleigh Glebe, and across the field to Wood 

 Corner Grove, after which we had slow hunting 

 over part of Maldon Hall Farm and Sam 

 RatcHff's, on to Beeleigh, where we killed after 

 a very good hunting run of two hours twenty 

 minutes, the hounds picking out the scent 

 during the last hour in a marvellous manner. 

 We then trotted on to the Thrift, and found 

 directly, going away at a racing pace towards 

 the Schools, then through our wood, over the 

 hill to Mr. Rayner's, through Box Iron and 

 Hanging Wood to the Corporation, twenty- 

 three minutes. Here I believe we changed, 

 and went on through New England, Squeaking 

 Gate and the Hall Wood, and on towards 

 Woodham Fen; on Allans Hill we came to a 

 check, after fifty-one minutes, and then on to 

 F. Hart's Farm, through Edwin's Hall, and on 

 to Hawes, where we lost; time from find to 

 finish, one hour and fifteen minutes, horses and 

 hounds all having had quite enough of it, the 

 country being very heavy. 



March 27th. 



We met at Rochford. A "scented" fox 

 had been provided, but the sportsman who 

 undertook the job had used no light hand ; the 

 result was a regular fiasco. We " found " on 

 Hampton Barns, and hounds got on the line; 

 but they ran the tail line as well, and so up and 



