Old Stories. 23 



in 1820, succeeded Mr. Chute as Member for the 

 county of Hants. It was communicated to me by 

 Mr. Terry, now Hving near Maidenhead — the only 

 man who saw it. 



The hounds were in Mr. Jervoise's cover, Henwood, 

 when Mr. Terry viewed away a fox, closely pursued by 

 three couple and a half of the hounds. As he was alone, 

 and down wind, and it was a windy mizzling day, Mr. 

 Terry was unable to make himself heard, and went 

 away alone. He crossed the Alton Road, near Wins- 

 lade, and went along Ellisfield Down, by Moundsmore 

 Farm, leaving the Oakhills to his left, and straight on 

 in the direction of Medsted. Here, however, Mr. 

 Terry got out of his knowledge, and can give little 

 account of the line taken. He seems to have crossed 

 the Alresford Road, between Windmill Hill and 

 Ropley, but he does not know at what point he 

 crossed the Gosport Road. At last he found himself, 

 according to the statement of a labourer, within two 

 miles of Petersfield. Here hounds and fox were 

 together in a wheat field, but both parties so ex- 

 hausted, that neither could mend their pace : it was 

 like the conclusion of the celebrated chase in the 

 Lady of the Lake — 



Nor nearer could the dogs attain, 

 Nor farther could the quarry strain ; — 



till Mr. Terry, having a little still left in his horse, 

 was able to head the fox into the hounds' mouths. 

 During this extraordinary run, which lasted about 

 three hours, and could scarcely have been accom- 

 plished in less than twenty miles, no one joined him. 

 Seven hounds and one horseman, not in scarlet, might 



