178 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



from the hounds. The fox, however, ran up 

 the barn, past Shepherd, and down the other 

 side, where he was killed. Shepherd followed 

 and tried to slide down the stone slates on to 

 the loaded wagon, but slipped, rolled over 

 several times, and fell headlong amongst the 

 hounds, tearing their fox. Happily he escaped 

 with a few bruises. 



There were a lot of singularly good foxes in 

 Tar Wood (which was drawn by the Heythrop 

 and Old Berkshire in alternate months, from 

 1840 to 1845. The celebrated run of the 

 Heythrop from Tar Wood on Christmas Eve, 

 1845, ^^ ^^ course historical, and has been 

 immortalised in most spirited verse by Mr. 

 Egerton Warburton. Several followers of the 

 Old Berkshire hounds took part in it, amongst 

 others Mr, Edmund Kyffin Lenthall, of 

 Besselsleigh, who was in it with his brother, 

 the late Mr. Kyffin. Mr. Lenthall wrote the 

 next day a most excellent account of the 

 great run to his brother Frank, who was then 

 studying the law in London. Mr. Lenthall's 

 account confirms the accuracy of Mr. War- 

 burton's verses in a most remarkable way, 

 and is so interesting in itself that we make 

 no apology for giving it in full, especially 

 as the greater part of the run was over the 

 Old Berks country. We gladly avail our- 



