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well through the heather, and after a wide ring, drove her through the planta- 

 tions near the Hall to the low ground again, where she squatted. They soon 

 had her up again, and took her twice the same ring, till they lost her in a hard 

 dry road, along which she had taken for nearly a mile. This run lasted two 

 hours, and was first-rate. After partaking of a capital lunch provided for us at 

 the Hall by Mr. Robyn, we again found below the house. Puss took the same 

 course as the former had done, affording us some glorious sport for an hour 

 and five minutes, when the hounds came up with her on the summit of the 

 mountains, and after some beautiful coursing in \iew, ran into her in the open, 

 after as perfect a hunt as can be conceived. The working of the pack was 

 brilliant throughout the day, and elicited the warmest approbation from all. 

 Seven members ; 14 couples. Kill No. 29. 



Henry \Valford, who wrote llie account of this and the next day's sport 

 at Denbigli, was not one of the seven members present, but probably got 

 the necessary information from C. Rawson, as the style is not that of V. A. 

 King. The latter would not have '■ shirkeii liis fences" in tiie shape of 

 the Welsh names, but would have negotiated tliem somehow or otiier. 



D. O. Bateson lias furnished an accouiit of the "good time" they lind 



on this occasion, which will be found in the chapter concerning the Ancient 



Members of the R.R B. 



Satukuav, Apkil iotii, 1S47. 



Turned out about g o'clock. Found in the low ground at some distance 

 from the Hall. As usual, puss, after a ring in the valley, made straight for the 

 mountain ; was again hunted back to the low ground and back to the hill. After 

 an hour and a half's sport, we lost her again on the dry hard road which saved 

 our first hare yesterday. Soon found again, but after some first-rate sport for 

 an hour, lost on the same road, and almost exactly in the same spot. Lunch 

 was again provided for us by our kind host, Mr. Robyn, to which ample justice 

 was done. Did not find again till nearly three o'clock, when we put up a hare 

 close to the river Elwy. We had two perfect rings in the valley, when puss 

 gallantly faced the mountain. She nt)w made a gallant run of it, no more 

 doubling or turning. For four miles she went as straight as an arrow, along the 

 very summit of the mountains. Finding, however, her pursuers were not to be 

 shaken off, she turned towards home. The scent became worse and worse as 

 the evening came on ; the pack came to a check close to a wall, where, after 

 losing much time in casting, we found she had gone through a hole just large 

 enough for her, and the scent had then become so cold, that we were obliged to 

 whip off, after a two hours' run. We must have followed her nine miles at least. 

 This finished our two days' glorious sport in Wales. We cannot say too much 

 in praise of the kind, hospitable reception we ha\e met with from Mr. Robvn. 

 The country is exactly suited for beagles, and it is to be hoped we shall be able 

 to avail ourselves of Mr. R.'s invitation to visit him again in September. The 

 seven members who were fortunate enough to accompany the pack were — Mr. 

 V. A. King, Mr. D. O. Bateson, Mr. A. Findley, Mr. Hossack. Mr. W. Parkinson, 

 Mr. R. Christie, and the chairman, Mr. C. Rawson — all of whom thorouglily 

 enjoyed the trip. Fifteen couples. 



SATrKDAV, SlCPTFMBKR 25TH. 1847. 



Moreton Village. Met at Mr. l\Hrkinson's. Knocked about for two hours 

 all over his and the neighbouring farms, and did not come upon a (|ucst. Drew 



