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Faringdon Grove, by Stanford Place back to 

 Wadley, where he went to ground. Thus 

 ended an excellent day's sport. 



On Friday, December the 9th, 1864, the 

 hounds met at Longcot, found at Beckett, and 

 killed at Compton. A second fox was found 

 at the Furze Hills. He went by Wickles- 

 ham, Wickwood and the Brick Kiln to 

 Faringdon, across the back of the town, 

 through the station yard on towards Coxwell, 

 then through Cove's orchard he made for 

 Buscot, but without staying he passed through 

 Camden and Pidnell farm on to Faringdon 

 Grove and through to Haremore, where he 

 was killed, after an excellent run of an hour 

 and forty minutes. The first run would have 

 been a good day's sport. The two together 

 made an extraordinary day's hunting, and 

 was " very gratifying to the master and all 

 the field." 



In January, 1865, a Hunt Ball took place 

 in the Faringdon Corn Exchange ; upwards of 

 two hundred attended. Mr. Henley Greaves 

 was prevented by mourning from attending. 



A great run of three hours' took place on 

 January the 13th, 1865. Fourteen riders 

 took involuntary cold baths in Rosey Brook 

 at once. Mr. Free, of Hungerford, lost a 

 valuable horse, which died just after reaching 



