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and horses there is no intelligence ; but Mr 

 Willerton's obtaining the pride of place by 

 crossing the Car Dyke alone, was one of 

 those happy triumphs which few men have 

 opportunities of enjoying. A slight ac- 

 quaintance with that portion of the country 

 which they ran over between Helprlng- 

 ham and where they were stopped In the 

 vicinity of Boston, is quite sufficient to 

 declare that riding to hounds is simply im- 

 practicable : it is intersected so with dykes 

 and drains. Mr Tindle, Goosey, and the 

 whipper, could only get to the hounds by 

 means of roads and bridges. There is 

 much Interesting and amusing Instruction 

 in the narrative of this glorious run. The 

 gallant fox had beaten the hounds for three 

 seasons running a similar line, and was 

 never before the hounds any great distance, 

 a practice which, I believe, most of the best 

 foxes adopt — that is to say, they will not 

 put on their greatest speed, except when 



