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Williams, the then joint-Master and huntsman, James 

 Holmwood, the kennel huntsman, the writer, and 

 two or three others. 



As we got within hail, the hounds, which had for 

 some time been busily casting about for themselves, 

 put up the hare, which had here squatted on the plough, 

 and, with a wonderful burst of music from their deep 

 voices, raced away in pursuit. The pace was now again 

 so great that we were left quickly in the rear. The 

 hare now took us through Wartling Wood, thence 

 left-handed over Mr. Curteis's park at Windmill Hill, 

 then crossing the road between Herstmonceux village 

 and Boreham Street, she sank the beautiful valley 

 towards Bodle Street and reached Cowden Wood. 

 The pack was pressing her with such vigour that 

 she had little inclination or time to linger. She now 

 pushed on to Causeway, thence to Fareham Bridge, 

 Proffits Wood and Cattell's Wood. From Cattell's 

 Wood, with the ravening pack closing up and now 

 near at hand, she pressed up hill towards Cowbeech 

 Mill. Hounds were now close at her scut and she was 

 tiring fast. She got as far as Foul Mile, some little 

 way beyond Cowbeech, and was there run into and 

 killed. Two labourers, who happened to be close at 

 hand, saved the hare from the pack and handed her 

 to two gentlemen who had joined in the hunt near 

 Windmill Hill. The five survivors of the beginning 

 of this great run, toiling on foot far in the rear of the 

 hounds, and occasionally guided by their voices, were 

 a mile or so behind when the end came. We pre- 

 sently picked up the hounds as they returned to Herst- 

 monceux. This was a quite extraordinary run, last- 

 ing two hours and three quarters. From point to point 

 this stout hare took the pack seven miles ; as hounds 

 ran the distance measured thirteen or fourteen. In this 



