110 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1869 



From Cold Hamvortli to Snarford Church 1 mile 



„ Snarford Chm'ch to Faldingworth Ings ... ... 1 „ 



„ Faldingworth Ings to Wickenby and Siielland road 2 „ 

 ,, Wickenby and Hnelland road back to Wickenby 



Wood 1 „ 



Bare measurement 20 miles 



" Point from Osgerby to Owmby, nine miles or more. We ran to within 

 three miles of Fillingham, and within two miles of Hackthorn Hall. 



"Thk Kun. 



" Found at Usselby Plantations. Ran to Osgerby and turned to the left very 

 fast to Middle Kasen, where there was a check. Then through Toft to within 

 two fields of Toft Newton Covert, where we bent to the right as if for Fen Wood, 

 but kept on through Owmby nearly to where the Owmby and Welton roads meet. 

 Then turned for Hackthorn, and bearing to the left again, passed Spridlington 

 Thorns within sight of the leading horsemen, crossed the drain at Cold Hanworth, 

 where he was headed, but again made his point past Snarford Church to Falding- 

 worth Ings, then, leaving Shaft Wood and Wickenby on his left, went straight for 

 Snelland. But he was again headed after crossing the railway, and turned up 

 through Wickenby into the wood, took one turn round the wood and tried to 

 break again for Holton ; but the hounds were too close to him, and ran into him 

 at once, in the presence of the huntsman and four others who alone rode to the 

 end of this fine run, over twenty miles in two hours, and killed in the open. 



" Yours, etc., 



" E. Heneage." 



Copy of letter from Mr. R. Allwood to Nimrod Long. 



" The Grange, Ludford, IMarket Rasen, 



" March 20th, 18G9. 



" Deak Sill, 



" I have sent you a rough sketch of the extraordinary run you had 

 this day fortnight, I should have done so before, but was afraid of not being 

 anything like correct. I used to know that country well some time ago, but as I 

 have not hunted that way so much lately, I have forgotten several objects that 

 Tised to be familiar to me. I cannot make the run less than twenty-four miles, 

 and the parishes you touched were as follows : Osgodby, Middle Rasen, West 

 Rasen, Toft, Normanby by Spital, Owmby, Saxby, Spridlington, Welton, Cold 

 Hanworth, Faldingworth, Snarford, Snelland, Wickenby. It will give me great 

 pleasure to meet you on another occasion, and see such another splendid run and 

 kill at the end of it. I only regret I did not nurse my horse a little more earlier 

 in the day, that he might have carried me the last two miles as he did earlier ia 



the nm. 



" Yours, etc., 



" Robert Allwood." 



The Hunt Steeplechases came off on March 24th, Long 

 acting as starter, and he records the fact that Mr. H. 



