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not saying enough. One of the straightest goers in the 

 Hunt, full of excitement, with his hat off, and standing near 

 the Master, remarked to some of the many stranger gentle- 

 men : " This is the style we kill our foxes." Claxon, one of 

 the cleverest huntsmen in England, looked as happy as the 

 proverbial sandboy. Long may you live, my boy, to handle 

 the South Durham as you did that day ! That clinking 

 whip. Jack, did his duty as only he can. He is a nailer 

 and no mistake. What a pity that hound would have one 

 of the fox's lugs* off and spoil the head ! All the first- 

 flight men went extraordinarily well, therefore it is unneces- 

 sary to mention any one in particular. We noticed old 

 "Tunstal Maid," and several other hunters, flat racers, and 

 steeplechasers going well, and some of them in at the finish. 

 The chapter of accidents was a long one, but nothing more 

 serious than a good ducking in the stells, or slight shaking 

 occurred, whilst some carried home a good deal of somebody 

 else's land. May Mr. Harvey and the South Durham have 

 many more such runs, is the wish of — ■" Qui Vive." 



This day, January 18th, 1878, was sandwiched in, as it 

 were, between a lot of good things which were typical of 

 Mr. Harvey's last season ; and as an account, written by a 

 Durham sportman, of the fun on the 16th, 18th, 21st, and 

 23rd appeared in the Field newspaper of January 26th, with 

 references to the master, hunt servants, and principal sub- 

 scribers to the Hunt at that time, it shall be reproduced 

 in extenso, with the exception of the proceedings on the 18th 

 reported humorously above, and corroborated in every par- 

 ticular as to time and pace by the Field account. 



Another brilliant week with the South Durham. — These 

 hounds have been showing excellent sport throughout the 



* This sounds as if the writer was a Harrier man. 



