I'KRRY WATLINGTON 



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Puckeridge country, and hounds hunted well towards Rowney Wood, on 

 to High Wych. An open country in front of us, it certainly looked even 

 betting on Bailey killing his fox, but a check taking place, he took the 

 hounds to a holloa on the left, and we lost a lot of time before getting over 

 the canal and river, which here run parallel. A bridge over the first 

 obstacle and a ford over the second could not be reached without jumping 

 an open brook or beating a retreat. Never did such an insignificant piece 

 of water stop so many sportsmen. It could not have been more than 

 Sft. or gft. of water, with another 3ft. for taking off and landing. One 

 gentleman, on a well-bred horse, went gallantly at it, and his daughter 



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prepared to follow him, but the well-bred one refused. Three or four 

 others tried leading over a stout plank, some I2in. wide, more adapted 

 for a circus horse than a hunter. One only was partially successful at that 

 game, as his horse got half way across, and then slipped in over his saddle 

 in mud and water. Another horse was seen in like extremity, but Mr, 

 Arkwright, on his bay, going lower down, successfully charged it, and the 

 rest followed like sheep. After this entanglement it was very satisfactory 

 that Bailey was able to account for his fox to ground in Weir Hatches, after 

 a capital run, over a lot of country, of some hour and twenty minutes. 

 Lord Onslow was going well in this run. 



John Perry Watlington, of Moor Hall, Harlow, enjoyed an 

 enviable reputation, for no more popular Master — no, not Sir 



