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THE MEET AT THE "HARP AND EAGLE," NEAR PHILADELPHIA, 1823. 



crossed with it. In 1825, Robert Oliver, the merchant prince of 

 Baltimore, imported some celebrated black, white and tan hounds from 

 Ireland, whose descendants are still highly prized. Subsequently, 

 Commodore Stockton was presented by Sir Harry Goodricke, master 

 of the Quorn, with several couples from that pack, some of whom 

 were given to the late Mr. John S. Skinner, of Baltimore, who sent 

 them to Wade Hampton, Esq., — father of the gentleman at present 

 bearing that name, — who used them for hunting deer in the neigh- 

 borhood of tin- White Sulphur Springs, Va. Afterward they went 

 to his estate in South Carolina, where their blood has been mixed 

 with that of the older strains until probably none of it remains in its 

 purity. Fox-hunting, however, was not entirely confined to the 

 Southern States, as will be seen by the following notice, which 

 appeared in the " United States Gazette," published in Philadelphia, 

 on October 29, 1823: 



TO GENTLEMEN SPORTSMEN.— A FINE. RE!) FOX (LATELY 

 caught) to be started from the house of Mr. James Greenham, sign of the Harp and 

 Eagle, near the Uppt-r K-rry, >< huylkill Bridge, on Friday, the 31st inst., .it half-past 

 one o'clock, P. M. Ocntlemen sportsmen dCMTOUl of attending said chase will be 

 thankfully received, and are particularly requested to bring their dogs, as this is for no 

 benefit, any more than hoping said sportsmen will put their mites toward paying the 

 cost of th scment. 



