394 WITH HOUNDS. 



what is the distance the hounds ran ; because they will give 

 too full measure. 



" There is no rule about giving the brush, which may be 

 offered to any deserving party, as for instance, a lady who has 

 gone well, a distinguished stranger, or a promising boy. Some, 

 myself among the number, prefer the mask as a memento." 



Bailys Hunting Directory gives an account of the Great- 

 wood run (Badminton, 1871) which lasted three hours and a 

 half, and was over a distance of twenty-eight miles as hounds 

 ran. with a point of fourteen miles. 



