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heap into the stream. Again the panther freed 

 himself, and again was brought to bay. After" 

 considerable difficulty, in about half-an-hour the 

 pack was whipped off, and the whole thirteen 

 couple turned up all safe, though some three 

 couple were badly wounded. 



Mr. R. A. Dalyell was master of the Madras 

 hounds at this time, which were mainly recruited 

 by drafts from the Pytchley kennels. The names 

 of the hounds out this day were Tarquin, Gaiety, 

 Goneril, Fleecer, Harriet, Gilder, Dimity, Marks- 

 man, Sampson, Prowler, Clovis. Shiner, Gaudy, 

 Boscobel, Limner, Lively, Bouncer, Purity, Dar- 

 ter, Driver, Royster, Hasty, Druid, and three 

 others names forgotten. The hounds that par- 

 ticularly distinguished themselves were Royster 

 and Marksman, Driver and Purity. The latter was 

 bred at Madras. Driver was by Fifeshire Sports- 

 man, out of their Dairy -Maid. An interesting 

 account of this extraordinary incident will be 

 found in the ' Records of the Fife Hunt,' by 

 Colonel Babington. 



In the meanwhile, guns had been sent for, and 

 the panther was eventually shot. The number of 

 the hounds, and their attacking the panther simul- 

 taneously from all sides, seems the only explana- 

 tion why they did not suffer more. 

 . Now, if fox-hounds would thus tackle a full- 



