FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 99 



not presume that, with all the cunning of the 

 tribe, a fox could be aware of the vacation) it 

 bolted through the passage into the College 

 court or quadrangle, crossed it, and sought shelter 

 in the racquet-court. Here two young gentlemen 

 were at play, and they were not a little astonished 

 by the sudden entry of the fox, followed by the 

 pursuing hounds, Sir Reginald Graham, Jack 

 Fricker, and a large field. It did not take long to 

 despatch him, and the next thing we saw was the 

 head in the possession of Mr. C. M, Bull, who 

 considers that it will, when preserved, form an 

 interesting object in the College Museum, to which 

 he intends presenting it. Another fox got up in 

 the withy bed close to the chapel, but its career 

 was short, for it was speedily chopped in the 

 water meadow near Preshute House.*' 



On the last day of this season, Tuesday, 21st 

 March, we had a fair hunting run with a satisfac- 

 tory finish. Met at Savernake ruins at twelve with 

 the dog pack. After some forest hunting in the 

 morning we went to Henswood and found a good 

 straight fox, which we killed just outside the 

 town of Hungerf ord ; not much pace, but a six- 

 mile point . This brought us up to a total of thirty- 

 nine brace for the season of 1881-82. 



We had a good bit over twenty-two miles 

 back to Netheravon that evening, and it was my 

 last day for ever in the Tedworth country. 



