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his dexterous riding. Whether the unhorsing was volun- 

 tary or otherwise we never could ascertain. Be that as it 

 may, he never afterwards could be pi'evailed on to relin- 

 quish his much loved pedestrianism with his gun or his 

 staff, for a second trial of feats in horsemanship. 



A hunting party, on one occasion, in the severe winter of 

 1810, were completely entrapped by frost. During the pre- 

 vious night and morning, much ice was made in the Dela- 

 ware, and the drift from above made a lodgment at the 

 point, entirely obstructing the navigation. Some of the 

 gentlemen were ferried over with difficulty, the horses 

 were left, and eventually were obliged to be crossed at 

 Trenton bridge the nearest passage, about thirty-three 

 miles above Gloucester. 



Reynard one day hied into cover, in Colonel Howell's 

 woods near Woodbury, when nearly run down, Ross and 

 Davies competed strongly for the brush, head and head in 

 the chase, until a tangled impenetrable copse obliged a halt. 

 They impetuously took different courses to the right and 

 left, and came in contact soon after at the moment of the 

 death, as Davies was in the act of dismounting to secure the 

 prize before him, Ross at the critical moment seized him 

 by the right leg, replacing him by a jerk in the saddle, 

 and after dexterously turning his horse, threw himself 

 amongst the dogs, before Davies and claimed the victory. 



On the return, the mooted point was soon settled by 

 appeal to the sportsmen's arbitrament, and the brush 

 awarded to Davies, to the satisfaction of his generous rival 



