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Chandos-Pole, who also went capitally, may be congratu- 

 lated on so auspicious an introduction to the neighbouring 

 pack. Not being in at the finish myself, I will not venture 

 to distribute the honours nor to mention other names." 

 " Red Coat " had a dinner engagement, and was nineteen 

 miles from home, so he left off at Blithbury. Hounds had 

 to travel twenty-three miles before they got back to kennel. 

 Dickens, huntsman of the North Stafibrdshire hounds, 

 wanted to train, but it was decided to go by road. 



On the next day the Meynell hounds went by rail to 

 Ingestre by special train, and just as it reached Chartley 

 station, the third horse-box from the engine left the rails, 

 dragging the succeeding ones with it ; these ran into 

 the down platform, smashing it all to pieces ; in fact, 

 there was a fearful crashing and smashing. Some of the 

 horse-boxes, including the hounds' van, came into collision 

 with the goods shed, and were upset. What with the 

 howling of the hounds, and the snorting, plunging, and 

 kicking of the horses, the scene was a regular Pande- 

 monium. Poor Paddy, Charles's horse, was the only one 

 killed outright ; a bar ran in under his jaw and came out 

 over his eye. As Charles stood looking ruefully at him, 

 he said, " If I had been riding him yesterday, I should 

 have had a good ride and he would be safe at home now. 

 As it is, the one I rode yesterday is probably dead by 

 now, and he's dead too ! " Several horses, including one 

 of Lord Harrington's, were more or less injured, and one 

 hound. Dainty, was killed. Harris, one of the Hunt 

 second horsemen, was the only person hurt. He was 

 travelling in the horse-box which first left the rails, the 

 front part of which was smashed all to pieces, and how 

 he escaped being killed was a miracle. Mr. Dudley Fox, 

 and Mr. Keates had a narrow escape. They were sitting 

 in the first-class carriage next the horse-box, the front of 

 which was completely knocked to pieces. Mr. Keates 

 had had his back to it, but luckily reversed his position 

 before the accident. 



There were in the train Mr. Chandos-Pole (the Master), 



