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LEAVES FROM A HUNTING DIARY 



addition to having all his wind knocked out of him was entangled in the 

 reins. To jump off and sit on his cob's head was the work ot a second. 

 Messrs. C. Green and Christy also assisting, Mr. Bevan was not long 

 coming round. 



It was indeed quite a busy morning ; afier running for about two hours, 

 and partaking of some refreshment at the Master's house, a move was made 

 to Weir Hatches, from whence Jack soon viewed a fox over the Ime ; 

 luckily hounds just escaped a passmg train. It was a case of the devd take 

 the hindmost, as we galloped the road from ihe crossing at Burnt Mill 

 and raced up it past Terlings, before we struck the fields. As we rose the hill 

 up a heavy piece of seeds, we could see hounds flying along over a pasture 



Loftus J. Arkwright on "Diana" 



in front of us ; Messrs. Arkwright, Bevan, Blackborne and Calverley being 

 about the first to get to them as we again crossed the road. We ran field 

 after field over a very sporting country, a slice of the Hertfordshire; we must 

 have passed close to Eastwick Wood ; eventually this good run of 45 

 minutes was abruptly finished, for by an artful double this good fox saved 

 his bacon. Messrs. Bhickborne, Crosse, Bevan, Arkwright, Sworder and 

 Calverley were leading all through this run. 



This famous 

 carried Mr. Arkw 



Ixiy marc, stantlin^' 15.3, pedio-ree unknown, 

 riiiht most Ijrilliaiith' with the Esse.x Hounds 



