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the pack at Garthorpe, but a reverend gentle- 

 man who was one of the first away unfortunately 

 had a bad fall at starting, and was a good deal 

 shaken. Gillard got up to the fugitive at 

 Freeby Wood, but he made a faint effort before 

 being disposed of by the pack. Better sport 

 from Brentingby Spinney, whence hounds 

 drove a fox away as if for Waltham. He doubled 

 back by Freeby, then bore to the right past 

 Thorpe Arnold, and crossing the Melton road^ 

 hounds ran charmingly over the valley towards 

 Melton Spinney, which reynard disdained to 

 enter. The pace was exceedingly good without 

 a check as leaving the covert on the left 

 hounds bore along the hollow to Scalford. The 

 ranks were destined to be weakened as some 

 of the leading horsemen approached a chasm 

 of the Melton brook, Mr. H emery on a steeple- 

 chaser clearing it in gallant style, Mr. Brewster 

 landing over with a scramble. Major Thorold 

 saving a fall by a clever piece of horsemanship, 

 and the rest seeking an easier transit. Still on 

 the pack went nearly to Waltham, where the fox 

 turned right-handed and completed a circle 

 back to the covert whence he had started, and 

 managed to save his brush, after affording a 

 brilliant burst of forty minutes. 



