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expedition. They found William Goddard 

 frozen to death not far from the body of 

 Robert Thatcher. Daniels was still alive, 

 having managed to protect himself to some 

 extent by crouching against the horses ; but 

 he was very ill. Two of the horses were found 

 dead. 



It was some time before hunting could be 

 resumed after the ^reat snow. Before the 

 snow had entirely disappeared, however, the 

 hounds had an excellent run, which was 

 described as follows in the Faringdon Ad- 

 vertiser. "Old Berks Hunt: These hounds 

 had the run of the season on Friday, February 

 the 1 8th, 1 88 1. The meet was at Kitemore, 

 where there was a large muster. Having 

 partaken of the hospitality of Mr. Finlay 

 Campbell, a move was made to Rosey, which 

 was drawn blank. Subsequently a fox was 

 roused from a hayrick near Wick Wood. 

 Making off at a rattling pace, he passed 

 Wicklesham, through Faringdon brick-kiln 

 and the nurseries, and down the meadows at 

 the back of the town. Then he crossed the 

 line near the railway station and on to the 

 gravel-pits, leaving Little Coxwell to the left, 

 and so by Ringdale to Uffington, where he 

 crossed the Great Western Railway. Then 

 he passed through the meadows to the right 



