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tlie Thame, near the hanging cover at Elford, ran along 

 the bank for about two fields (Cheerful leading), crossed 

 the river — horses could not get over — ran up nearly to 

 Fisherwick, turned to the left over the meadows, where 

 they ran him in view. He swam the river at Comber- 

 ford Mill to return to the Atherstone side : the hounds 

 viewed him in the water, and dashed in at him. They 

 landed on an island^ where they killed him. No one 

 could get to them, but Novice brought the head on 

 shore, and some others a pad or two. Time, one hour 

 and fifteen minutes. A very good run, and a very 

 pretty finish. Sailor carried me like a bird, and the 

 " Ace " the last part. Edmund Peel went very well on 

 a black horse, also Powell on a grey ; Hervey, Wilson, 

 Lawrenson, &c. Powell got his horse in the Thame, and 

 old Green nearly got drowned in fording it. Bass got 

 a bad fall, and broke a rib. Hon. J. Macdonald, Henry 

 Porester, Stanhope, &c,, were out, and came from 

 Lord Chesterfield's, Bretby Park. 



Frost set in very hard in the afternoon. Sir Geo. 

 Chetwynd gave me a cigar, the last I ever smolved. 

 Killed eighteen brace, and six to ground, up to date. 



J. A. T. 



THE OHAENDOxY RUN WITH THE 

 BICESTER. 



Letter from Colois-el Anstetjther Thomson to Geoege 

 Moore, Esq., of Appleby, December 23rd, 1856. 



I HATE had such a run last Tuesday (Dec. 23rd) as I 

 never saw before, so have taken a large sheet of paper to 

 tell you aU about it, and have, moreover, made a map 



