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Lord Henry Vane Tempest —Fox goes to ground under a 

 boiler at VVingate Colliery — The Marchioness of Londonderry — 

 Lady Aline Vane Tempest — Lord Herbert — The Clothes-horse — 

 Dusters Victory — Major Ropner — Colonel Sadler — Mr. W. 

 Briggs — " Bob " Stephenson — A " purler " — Mr. Appleby— 

 Mr. J. P. Sowerby — Mr. Geo. Whitwell nearly throws a chained 

 gate and Bevans into the River Skerne ! — Mr. W. Forbes, 

 Ex-M.F.H., Kildare— The late Colonel Wilson— Mr. Wilson- 

 Fitzgerald. 



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Mr. C. H. Backhouse— Mr. John Stowell— Col. Hall of 

 Heighington — " Kitty " Jordison, his broken leg mended in five 

 minutes ! — Captain Burn-Murdock— The late Mr. Thos. Wilkin- 

 son — A nightmare ! — Mr. John Charlton, the artist — Layman 

 and a fox poisoned — A good day to end season, 1882-3 — Two 

 more good days — Curiously marked foxes- — The Devil's Elbow 

 — Some " words" during a run — George Gillson succeeds Claxon 

 — A broken leg — Sir William and Lady Eden. 



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Mr. William Forster— A kill in Darlington— "Agent"— The 

 dangers of gate jumping — A good trial — "Tommy" Dowdeswell 

 —His fine horsemanship — A fox in a pit crack — "Louie" and 

 "Music" — A clever reporter— Mr. Joseph F'lavell — A rare sort 

 —The effects of Cherry Brandy— The Messrs. Menzies— Marquis 

 Talon— And others— Mr. William Armstrong takes a nasty toss 

 over timber — The Three Stockton Toms — " Bailiff "—Sir 

 William Eden exhausts his vocabulary. 



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Three rare puppy-walkers— Willie Walker of Copelaw— 

 The Great Copelaw run after " Mr. Bronk "—Freestone's 

 Donkey— Mr. Dawson, of Park Head— His old pony, aged 44 

 —A sporting Solicitor— A sporting Doctor — Poor John's light 

 is knocked out — Young Tom Crow — A chapter of accidents — 

 The Heugh Hall Disaster— A splendid litter of puppies— Some 

 curious poultry bills— Old John Elliot sells a pig and is paid for 

 same in coppers ! — Too many friends — Exit Jack Bevans ! 



