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LEAVES FROM A HUNTING DIARY 



ever, three or four couple hit it off over the road, and Mr. Quare laying on 

 the body of the pack, they raced away towards Coopersale Church, crossing 

 part of Gaynes Park and taking us over an intricate country over Ted Smith's 

 Farm, up to the Forest. Mr. Doxat, who had been doing most of the pilot- 

 ing, got down here. Young Jack Miller was well up on the roan, in spite 

 of our having come over a very blind bit of country. 



Wednesday, November 23rd. Moreton. The previous day had been 

 bitterly cold, and after a sharp wind frost the day broke in a storm of wind 

 and rain, and in the cold sleet we drove to the meet. We had an unusual 

 draw for INIoreton. Taking the Bye road to Forest Hall, we found in 

 Witney Wood, but soon lost owing to lack of scent. The half-a-dozen 

 fences we Avere called upon to jump were nearlv all wired. 



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A Meet at Moreton 



In Spain's Wood, Willingale, we had a brace in front of us, but here 

 again scent was at a discount, and we could do little. En route to Screens, 

 a fox was chopped in a ditch. In Garnish hounds got away with a fox to 

 Lord's, and came back very fast by Garnish to Waples Mill. In Garnish 

 Bailey got hung up, and I had to catch his clever horse, as he sent him 

 over in front of him into the road. Lost our fox near Waples Mill ; hacked 

 back with Saunders and E. Ball. 



In the early part of the day F. Green introduced me to Capt. Tod, who 

 had just taken up his residence at Whitehall, Chigwell. Among others out 

 with whom I exchanged greetings I may note : — The Master, Mr. Arkwright, 

 Tyndale White and his son John, who was out for the first time since the 

 accident to his ribs ; young Marriage, Howard, Avila, T. Hull, R. Tilling, 

 S. Fitch, H. E. Jones, Miss Jones, Miss Morgan and her niece, Mrs. 

 Waters, Swire and his wife, E. Ridley, C. Willett, Sheffield Neave, R. Y. 

 Bevan, Rev. L. Capel-Cure, Miss Capel-Cure and two of her brothers, 

 E. Cockett, P. Evans, G. Dawson, F. Basham, George Brown, Newman 



