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the hounds, which, be it remembered, had been collected 

 from all parts of England exactly twelve months before, and 

 of the indomitable perseverance and skill of Dowdeswell, 

 who, though suffering from the effects of a cropper on the 

 Monday, was never out of his place. How he gets along 

 on the cattle he rides, and keeps his place, is the astonish- 

 ment of everyone." 



On Friday, 17th, the Marquis of Londonderry entertained 

 the Hunt with breakfast, at Wynyard Park, in right gallant 

 style, and, this over, they found, at 11-45, a fox in Whinney 

 Moor, which was lost at Cole Hill after a merry forty 

 minutes ; a second fox was found at Lumpley, and it has always 

 been my idea that it was the same fox which afforded such 

 a brilliant run on the Monday previously from Brierton, on 

 which occasion Lumpley was skirted, if not actually touched. 

 At any rate this fox made at first straight for Cole Hill, 

 and then Stotfold, where he turned south, and entered Close 

 wood ; Monday's line was now repeated almost wood for 

 wood, and field for field (when in the open) as hounds ran 

 briskly through Newton Hansard past Lumpley ; through the 

 Tile shed plantations, Brierley and Layton Lings, crossed the 

 Stockton and Sedgefield road to Watts' plantation, Homer 

 Carr and Hely House, where bold reynard was headed, and 

 set his face for Oldacres, where he was again headed, and 

 struggled on past Ryal farm down to Knotty Hill and Low 

 Hardwick, where he turned and ran to ground, as on the 

 Monday, at the earths in the decoy at Hardwick Hall. This 

 run lasted exactly an hour and three quarters, and termi- 

 nated a week's sport which, even if it has been equalled 

 (which is very doubtful), has certainly not been excelled 

 during the last thirty years with the South Durham Hounds. 



Mr. Harvey, the master, was unfortunately prevented by 



