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3.30 saw us at Forest Hall. Not many had gone home, for a fox 

 of renown was known to haunt those good vulpine preserves — a fox who 

 had the credit of having stood up before the hounds for one of the best 

 and fastest forty minutes which they had had that season, and to have fairly 

 beaten them, and who with a more catchy scent simply laughed at hounds 

 when they went away from the bottom end of Witney Wood on this 

 occasion. 



Mrs. Loftus J. W. Arkwright on "Charlie" 



A light-coloured fox, he was first viewed in the covert by Mr. Ridley, 

 and then by Mr. Uunlop ; but not a man, including the keeper, viewed him 

 over the second ride, so Bailey did not get away upon quite his usual good 

 terms. Over the first two grass fields we rode in desperate haste, for some 

 of the leading hounds had already crossed the lane. Getting together on 

 the plough, they ran steadily on, coming to a check in a road ; fortunately 

 a hedger had viewed the fox over the grass ; hounds commenced to run at 

 a great pace. Sir Evelyn Wood, V.C., quietly selecting his own line, led 

 the left-hantl contingent, while the Master on his grey, Miss Morgan, Mr, 

 Helme, and Mr. Cowee, were close in the wake of hounds, and Major 

 Riddell, Captain Bruce, and Mr. Dunlop were taking all that came in their 

 way on the right. Just a little more pace would have converted this fast 

 gallop into a steeplechase. As it was, at the end of twenty-five minutes we 



