8o RADNOR REMINISCENCES 



pack put them straight again and they flew down the mea- 

 dow, on into Evans's pasture, where a very amusing inci- 

 dent took place. Hounds were racing along with the small 

 field right behind them, Will Leverton, the huntsman, out 

 in front, when, on coming to the gate of the Evans meadow, 

 Leverton, on "Slim Brown" very cleverly jumped it, so 

 Fred Sturges set sail for it, too, with Ben Chew, M.F.H., 

 calling out to him, "Don't jump that gate! Don't jump 

 that gate!" But Fred went on, his horse "Grandma" hit- 

 ting it with an awful crash, and not just breaking the top 

 board, but breaking the gate all to pieces and quite beyond 

 repair. 



Ben Chew was furious, and called out, "Sturges, that 

 will cost you five dollars! Sturges, that will cost you five 

 dollars!" 



Hounds threw up their noses at that moment, whether 

 from fright or the sound of the crash, but, at any rate, long 

 enough for Sturges to hand out the five dollars to the Mas- 

 ter, while the field sat around and roared with laughter. 



Hounds went on in a moment, but shortly were at fault 

 again in the wood in the hollow along the road. After sev- 

 eral unsuccessful casts, the job was given up, and hounds 

 moved ofi^ to fresh coverts, but nothing so good was done 

 the rest of the day. 



The few out were: B. Chew, M.F.H.; A. Henry Higgin- 

 son, M.F.H.; Harry W. Harrison; Mrs. Paul D. Mills; 

 Fred and Mrs. Sturges; the Misses deCoppet of New York; 

 Henry and Mrs. Collins; and Ben Holland. 



Friday, 24th November, 1916 

 Radnor having had a fair run yesterday, and conditions 

 being greatly improved, owing to the rain, I feel that Hig- 

 ginson should have been taken down-country after having 



