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before the epoch of pace — the great feature of 

 the evolution: 



"BOROUGHBRIDGE MEETING, 



igtk March 1783. 

 CERTIFICATE 



" We, the undermentioned, do declare that having 

 met in order to see a match run between the Earl of 

 Effingham's and Col. Thornton's Hounds — on 

 the Confederate Hounds not appearing the Tryers 

 declared the cup forfeited. 



" We also further declare that the hounds found 

 at twenty-seven minutes past nine, and, except the 

 space of near half an hour taken in bolting the fox 

 from a rabbit-hole, had a continued run until five 

 o'clock, when we had an entope ; and after repeated 

 views we killed him at fourteen minutes past five 

 by the different watches." 



Following upon fifteen signatures comes the note : 



" It was supposed that a greater number of horses 

 died in the field than was ever known on a like 



Without referring to Mr Meynell's and Mr Barry's 

 hound matches, let me sum up all the foregoing. 

 We have glanced very hurriedly, at the primary 

 cause of hounds himting, their adaptation, the 

 directing of instinct by man, the usage of a certain 

 amount of reason by hounds, the practice of employ- 



