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Gordon, where a gallant fox soon broke cover. Reynard at first made 

 for the moors, bending away at a slapping pace by Rumbleton-law, 

 threading the plantations to the eastward, away towards the moor by 

 Hallyburton, with an evident design of making for Dogden-moss, and a 

 determination to try the bottoms of the cavalry, several of whom were by 

 this time amissing. He then took down by the banks of the Blackadder, 

 towards Greenlaw-dean, where he crossed the water, and next challenged 

 his pursuers upon the high ground, while the number of his enemies 

 were gradually diminishing, red-coats and cock-tails alike retiring from 

 the contest. The gallant pack, however, were not to be easily foiled ; 

 they forced him again to cross the water, when he made a determined 

 push for Fogo Muir, and when he skirted the cover at that place the 

 sportsmen were becoming " few and far between ;" a few remained who 

 were able to stand the pace and the very heavy country. The remnant 

 was not yet, however, done with their day's work. The gallant fox was 

 ?in out-and-outer ; disdaining to give up the contest without another 

 effort, he still led the field, in good style, down by Angelrow, and Ro- 

 chester, and after traversing the park of the latter place, and trying in 

 vain to obtain a place of refuge amongst some of the buildings there, he 

 was run into just as he was about to present his card at the front door of 

 Rochester-house, after one of the severest runs that has been witnessed 

 in this part of the country. Few were able to stand the pace and the 

 country, and not more than half a dozen sportsmen, out of a large field, 

 were in at the death." — From the Kelso Mail*. 



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Now then for my own version of this fine day's sport. As is often 

 the case with aristocratic foxes that must dine upon game and have their 



* This excellent paper, published twice a week, and, as I was informed, established 

 nearly half a century, is fond of a bit of sport— a sort of Caledonian York Herald. 



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