A KILL IN THE OPEN NEAR ELSENHAM HALL 



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A Day in the Forest. 



And a right good one to boot (Wednesday, February 24th). The meet 

 Hatfield Heath. The field by no means a large one, but of the right 

 quality. Several caps besides Mr. Stacey's. Several ladies besides Mrs. 

 Bowlby and Mrs. Arkwright, Mrs. W. Buckmaster and Mrs. Grossman. 

 'Twas so long since I had had a day in the forest that it seemed almost 

 tevva incognita. We must have travelled fairly well, after breaking in the 

 direction of Canfield Hart, to have killed our fox in thirty-three minutes, 

 fairly in the open too, in the green fields beyond Elsenham Hall, the last 

 four at steeplechase pace, Bailey delighted at having scored one point in 

 the return rubber.'' ^Ir. Harrison seemed very much at home in this 



Hyde Hall Springs 



country, but lost a lot of time with Mr. Grossman at some iron railings. 

 (Mr. G. was riding a new one from the Meynell country.) Mr. Weston 

 Grocker was going very strong, and Mr. Jones on his young chestnut was 

 all there, as also was Captain Gairns as he walked about at the bottom of 

 the first ditch we had to negotiate when we came away from the forest. 

 " Peter " wanted to jump the lot. 



Another spin from Bassingbourne of short duration, and a capital 

 gallop afterwards with a fox I viewed for them from the forest. Running out 

 into the Puckeridge country very smartly at starting, Mr. Tyndale White 

 and Mr. Buckmaster settled down in the front directly the galloping began. 

 Headed back, hounds ran ver}' fast over the park, scattering the deer and 



* The Puckeridge on their last visit (February 9th) to the neutral Takeley coverts killed two 

 foxes in the Essex country after splendid runs. 



