WITH THE BELVOIR 239 



to the Hon. Francis Lambton. Amongst those who 

 were nearest to hounds in this fast hunt were Lord 

 Cholmondeley, the newly-elected Cheshire field- 

 master, the Hon. Francis Lambton, Captain and 

 Mrs. R. B. Sheriffe, Mr. W. Harford, Mr. Frank 

 Schwind, Mr. W. Wilkinson, and Mr. W. Gale. 



A AliniatuiL lluntti. 



Every one is full of hope and expectation when 

 a hound speaks in Coston covert, and the crowd 

 packed by the narrow gateway have something to 

 do " when the flag falls " to disentangle and jump 

 off with that start which means being ^vith hounds, 

 or carrying on a hopeless chase in the rear. 

 Ben Capell, moving up the covert, cheers the open- 

 ing note with a " Huic, huic ! " the chorus swelling, 

 for a fox is on his legs, though loth to leave the 



