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were Sir T. I-'owell Ikixton, Major and Mrs. Tait, Mr. C. E. and Mrs. 

 Green, Mr. R. B. Colvin and Mrs. Farnell Watson, Rev. F. Fane, 

 Mrs. Waters, Mr. Sands, Mr. Sheffield Neave, Mr. Bury, Sir Lumley 

 Graham, Mr. J. Harris, Mr. J. V. Walmsley, Mr. Suart, Mr. G. Hart, 

 Mr. Caldecott, Mr. Green (of Parndon), Mr. Pemberton Barnes, Messrs. 

 J. and C. Pelly, Messrs. Frank StaUibrass and Charley M'Kee, on two 

 good-looking polo ponies, Captain Campbell, Mr. H. Savill, Mr. Maxwell, 

 Mr. T. Carr, Capt. White, Mr. S. Chisenhale Marsh, Mr. Parkes, Messrs. 

 Ball (2), Ridley, Hargreaves, Kemp, Shorter, Sewell, Crosse, Banibridge, 

 Shelly, Meek, Barnes and Rowland. 



Those who had speculated on a morning in the Forest were not 

 disappointed when Bailey trotted oft' with the hounds in the direction of 

 W^arlies. Reaching the Park, a hollow tree, which had afforded a sanctum 



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to a hunted fox at the end of last season, was first made good, and in 

 leisurely order we approached" Obelisk Wood, a snug little covert, taking 

 its name, no doubt, from the obelisk which stands within its shade. The 

 keeper who looks after this (I believe it is one of Sir Fowell Buxton's 

 coverts) deserves a gold medal, for did we not find one of the finest litters 

 of cubs hounds ever dispersed on Monday, September 21st, one of which 

 gave us a delightful gallop to Galley-hill ? And here, on the last day of 

 the season, a fine dog fox went away, much the same line. 



A narrow handgate at the side of the wood let us through, quite fast 

 enough, to feed the gap in the second fence, a widish ditch with hedge on 

 far side. Mr. Colvin, on the Enfield chaser, disdained the gap and scored 

 a lead. No second glance at hounds wanted to tell you they were running. 

 Bearing sharp to the right, some half-dozen fields brought us down to 

 the road, where there was a slight check. A cast from Bailey set them 



