40 LEAVES FROM A HUNTING DIARY 



not receive fair play, otherwise the entry would not have been made at this 

 result, " The Master was very indignant." 



Of the following, including Major, Mrs. and Miss Tait, Mr. and Mrs. 

 Keppel, Mrs. Waters, Mr. R. Wood riding " Stockbridge," Messrs. Brown, 

 Trimmer, Dickinson (2), H. J. Miller, Sworder (2), R. Ball, T. J. Mills, 

 who were present on that particular morning, how many have passed away ! 



And to see cubs routed out at g a.m. on Thursday, October 26th, 

 came old Mr. Fane, Mr, F. Green on " Gamester," Mr. A. Suart, Mr. H. 

 Philby, Mr. E. Felly and many others, to Loughton Shaws. Mr. R. Wood, 

 who in the absence of the Master had charge of the field, kept us back so 

 long that hounds slipped away over the line and reached the forest before 

 we could overtake them, Mrs. Tait getting a fall en route without any serious 

 damage. 



It is more than doubtful whether we have found cubs in Bushwood, 

 in Hill Hall Park, since that Monday, October 30th, when we met at 

 Thornwood Common and by easy transition reached the Gaynes Park 

 Coverts with a fox from the Lower Forest. Messrs. Longbourne and 

 Bevan, names not already mentioned, I extract from notes as being 

 present at the nice little hunting-run that finished off at Tawney Hall. 



Every one out at Matching Green, but few left at the finish of the 

 afternoon run, which, beginning at 2.30 at Man Wood, ended about an 

 hour later at Canfield Hart, having taken us past Rossgrove's House. 

 Among the few I find the names of Messrs. C. E. Green, R. Ball, C. 

 Meek, A. Suart, R. Bevan and G. Capel Cure. Mr. R. Lockwood was 

 riding a horse of Mr. Jones's, and Colonel Lockwood Sir Henry's " Dread- 

 nought," which put him down, the Master being mounted on " Zata " and 

 " Nell Gwynne." 



On Monday, Nov. 13th, 1882, they met at Abridge : a cold easterly 

 wind with sharp rain at commencement of day. A fox jiiniped up near 

 General Wood's and crossing the road at the back of his house, &c. Mr. 

 R. Lockwood's version is different and certainly fuller ; you shall have it : 

 " Found no foxes but bolted one from Alder Wood, ran by Conduit 

 Wood to Forest through without a check to Foxboroughs, turned to the 



left by S Farm to Havering by the mill to Tom Surridges' back into 



the Big Wood through Goodwin's Gardens to Apes, where I viewed him 

 out the other side through Alder and Soapleys to Clarks, and ran to 

 ground in my orchard. Bolted him, ran through Conduit to Apes Grove, 

 through that and round by Adlams up to the kitchen garden and lost him 

 in the Fagots. Time up to my house, i hour 10 minutes ; 40 minutes 

 after that we lost him. Grief was numerous ; Amy amongst them. I 

 rode a clever one of Taifs ' Orangeman,' ' Slov/ but Sure.' Chinty, 

 Dolly and children, saw the whole thing in the carriage. Ball, Suart, a 

 Gunner and Miller went well." 



On Wednesday, Nov. 15th, the liounds met at Tylers Cross, and in 

 spite of the wind being, as in the famous Billesden Coplow run, north- 

 east, forbiddingly keen, there was a good muster. Tattle Bushes, Pinnacles, 

 and surrounding coverts, were drawn blank, when, about two o'clock, we 

 found ourselves at Barnsleys. Hounds were thrown in, not a whimper. 

 We were just beginning to despair when a holloa was heard. Away went 

 most of the field to the other side of the covert without knowing where 

 the holloa came from ; but the Master, who was on his favourite " Multum," 

 with a quiet smile on his face, and a few others, stood perfectly still. They 

 were right, for in a few moments — they seemed very long ones — Bailey was 

 seen galloping at the top end of the covert blowing his hounds out. Getting 

 them together they quickly proved that other conditions besides a southerly 



