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second one was broiigiit out by a hound called 

 "Felix," who saw her swimming. "Felix" is a 

 first-season hound, a tip-topper, and as game as a 

 pebble. I think these two hares taking the lake 

 is quite a coincidence, as I have never known 

 one do it before. Hares swimming the river 

 is not uncommon." 



He sends me also an account of another good 

 run they had about a week before the above : — 



" We met at Carperby, put hare up after 

 a quest in Scott's pasture, above the village,, 

 went right away, round Lingy pasture, down 

 to Carperby (town end), then up again on to 

 the high side and right away to Hawbank, on 

 to the first flat, where hounds had a slight check 

 as she had doubled and come down to the wood 

 again. However, I espied her coming down and 

 put hounds right again ; they then ran down 

 to Sleets top, where she took the road to the 

 west end of Carperby, turned down to the 

 Station, about three hundred yards, when they 

 could not make her out any fui'ther. She had 



