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fox had gone into Langboro'. I carried them on, and 

 just as I got to the gate he was holloaed away on the 

 other side. I cut down the middle ride, and got on the 

 line, crossed the Harboro' road, and ran fast on to 

 Shipley Spinney. Hounds just crossed the end o£ the 

 Spinney, and went right up the hill towards Clipston, 

 and then it began in earnest. Dick went round the 

 Tallyho end of the Spinney ( Covert at west end 

 of Shipley Spinney), and viewed another fox, and 

 blew his horn, which distracted some of the field, and 

 put them out of it. Two fields further on there was a 

 stifi" stile and footboard, which lots of fellows tumbled 

 over. I had a shy at the bullfinch up hill, high and 

 strong, and it turned Valeria over. I lost a spur, which 

 I put in my pocket, picked up the pieces, and set sail, but 

 I lost half a field, which I could not regain. Two fields 

 on another stile, and lots of grief. Eobertson No. 2 

 and another down, blocked the way. The field then 

 divided into two lots, the right hand lot well with the 

 hounds — Custance, Tom, Charlie Whyte, Erazer, Top- 

 ham, and perhaps twenty more. The left hand lot, 

 myself, Mills, De la Cour, Boyd, &c., about a field and 

 a half behind the hounds. Hounds ran on without a 

 pause past the spinney between Oxendon and Clipston, 

 leaving Oxendon village to the right, into the Farndon 

 and Oxendon road, I came into the road opjDOsite Mr. 

 Kirkman's house. They checked here, and I lifted 

 them on to a holloa one field off, having to jump a nasty 

 double, with a rail to me to get at it. Governess first 

 spoke to the line, and ofi" we went again, crossed the 

 bottom from Farndon, which Vivian jumped first and 

 fell ; I scrambled in and out. iS'ethercote Whyte, 

 Prazer, and Topham were first at the next fence. 

 Hounds then began to go down the hill towards Lub- 



