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fastidious sportsman could desire, and wlien the time for 

 leaving the Hall had arrived, a sight presented itself such 

 as is rarely witnessed — a field of nearly, if not quite, 

 three hundred, with an assemblage of ladies to give us 

 a parting greeting which comprised all the youth and 

 beauty of that part of the country. At last we trotted 

 oft', and, after drawing the first two or three coverts blank, 

 orders were given for Hilton Gorse, when, as usual, we 

 found Eeynard at home. Breaking on the south side, 

 the hounds were, as speedily as possible, laid on, going 

 away at a crashing pace towards Foston, but, heading 

 back, he went for Church Broughton and Barton, where 

 there was a momentary check, the hounds hunting beauti- 

 fully. He was soon hit oft", and going on towards Foston, 

 the coverts of which he skirted, made an eft"ort for his old 

 quarters at Hilton, but being too closely pressed, made 

 straight for Sutton Gorse, which he left to the right, 

 going through Trusley and Thurvaston, and in a line for 

 Longford, perseveringly selecting every ploughed field in 

 his route. He then made a turn for Barton Wood, and 

 through Broughton, pointing for Hilton Gorse a second 

 time. The pace, the heavy state of the ground, and the 

 distance, told on the field, which by this time had become 

 very select. Out of three hundred not more than a sixth 

 were left, but Reynard was too plucky to give in, and 

 away he went for the meadows of Marston, leaving Hilton 

 village to the left, crossed the railway, but turning sharp 

 again, he went by Marston church, and having made one 

 effort more to reach the gorse, he failed, and was finally 

 run into in Hoon Hay fields, the last ten minutes being 

 run in view. Time, two hours and twenty minutes. The 

 ground was unusually deep in consequence of the late 

 rains. We were honoured with the presence of five ladies, 

 two of whom were there at the finish, and went through 

 the whole of the run most splendidly." 



On January 29th they had a pretty good run all 

 round Hoar Cross, but it was spoilt by Miss Georgiana 

 Meynell Ingram having her leg broken by a gate, which 



