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unfortunate accident occurred in the field. 

 Mr. John Heath, of Ringtail, was killed near 

 Coleshill on October the 22nd. He rode fast 

 at a low fence, the mare he was riding did 

 not rise. He was thrown violently forward 

 on the pommel of his saddle and so seriously- 

 injured that he died. He was 31 years 

 of age. 



On Wednesday, November the 3rd, 1858, 

 was Mr. Duffield's opening meet. The hounds 

 met at the kennels. At Oakley House a 

 sumptuous and substantial breakfast was pro- 

 vided by the generous master, to which ample 

 justice was done by about two hundred sports- 

 men, good and true. "Amongst others, there 

 were present, Mr. C. P. Duffield, Messrs. 

 E. M. Atkins, E. Atkins, J. S. Philipps, Hugh 

 Hamersley, C. D. Everitt, Rev. Dr. Randolph, 

 W. Aldworth, J. Aldworth, Hayward Aldworth, 

 G. F. Crowdy, George Davey, Greene, St. 

 John Medley, W. Graham, G. Cozens, W. 

 Pinniger, J. Penstone, H. Frampton, Wm. 

 Gould, T. B. Myers, N. Ballard, W. Medley, 

 A. Medley, and many others. ' Wickscrubs ' 

 was first drawn. A fox was soon found and 

 gave a fine hunting run of about an hour over 

 a beautiful country. He went across Lyford 

 Field, by Denchworth and Hanney, and was 

 killed at Hendred Cowlease. Another fox 



