TWO BELVOIR AND OUORN RUNS 



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Time from finding in Harby Covert, two hours and 

 twenty-five minutes ; both packs were running to- 

 gether an hour and five minutes. Measured on the 

 Ordnance Map, the fine hounds ran was twenty-six 

 miles. The fastest part of the run was from Harby 

 Covert to Clawson — this was done without a check — 

 and all the other part was at a good fair pace which 

 kept us galloping along. 



" I could hear the hounds savaging in covert," 

 continued Gillard, ''and was quickly off my horse, 

 knowing there was not a moment to lose. Hounds 

 had broken up their fox, but, as luck would have it. 



The Trophy. 



they left the brush and mask lying close together, 

 so I picked them up before Firr came, putting the 

 brush in my pocket, as I wanted to take it to the 

 Duke, and was afraid one of the field might ask for 

 it. As Firr made no claim, I thought I would not 

 be hard on him, so said, ' Here you are, Tom, you 

 take the mask, as your hounds helped to kill my 

 fox ! ' A moment later, to my horror, I heard him 

 tally-hoing and who-whooping in the central ride, 

 with every hound round him, and the field looking 

 on, under the impression it was his fox ! ' By 

 Jove ! ' I said, * this will never do,' and I shpped 

 out of covert, ran about fifty yards down the fence, 

 blowing my horn, and waving the brush about. 

 In a moment all the hounds left Tom and came to me. 



