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Mr. Arkwright, Mr. H. Blyth on his grey, Mr. Tresham Gilbey on his 

 bay, Mr. Tyndale White on his grey, the Admiral on his good black, 

 voting him before we were half-way across the common no better than 

 his 'bus-horse, l\Ir. Peel on his bay. 



With hounds or without, what a difference it makes to a horse over 

 Nasing Common. Up hill, down dale, over the ant hills, those near the 

 hounds galloped as if on the smoothest turf ("Jenkins" with his blood well 

 up fairly pulling), and so reached the bottom end of Nasing Coppice with 

 hounds, and coming away with them as they fanned away for Deer Park 

 (Mr. P. J. Pelly voting it good enough to that point). A shght check, the 

 first from Latton, and w^e were away for Galley Hills again at a slower 

 rate ; Mr. B. E. Todhunter boring a way through a thick fence for Mrs. 

 Bowlby and some more of us on the left who were hung up. 



Ongar 



Running straight through Galley Hills the fox broke the Monkham's 

 end, and I viewed them going away over a beautiful country in the direction 

 of Hollyfield Hall. Saw Bailey jump out of the lane to join them. Caught 

 sight of Lady Warwick in close pursuit of hounds, and putting some right 

 who wanted to know where hounds were, I set off to catch my train. To 

 leave hounds in the middle of a good run with one's second horse quite fit 

 (the frost had not told upon " Jenkins ") is one of the penalties you very 

 often incur niJien hunting from town. 



Wednesday, March 7th, Moreton. And as luck would have it, to find the 

 fox which just four days previously had afforded such a good run in the 

 afternoon from Brick Kilns. The hour 12 when we found him, and he 

 was away at once from the Matching Green side of Brick Kilns, and a 

 Wednesday field minus most of our friends from the Stansted side of the 

 country sat down to ride and see the fun. Miss E. Pelly losing her hat 



