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They pressed him hard to Coleshill, and back 

 again across the Common. Then they hustled 

 him by Mr. Fereman's house, through Longcott 

 into Mr. Oliver Gerring's garden at Little 

 Coxwell. Here the fox was beaten and lay 

 down in the paddock until he was turned out 

 by a large pig, which fairly hunted him, follow- 

 ing and jumping a high wall after him. In 

 crossing the field the hounds got on to the line 

 of a fresh fox, and ran him through the Furze 

 Hills to Fernham, then back to Coles Pits, 

 and to the sports ground at Faringdon, where 

 he was killed, after an excellent run of two 

 hours and twenty-six minutes. 



In January, 1883, Mr. Edward Morland 

 retired from the post of Joint Honorary Secre- 

 tary on account of ill-health. He had held the 

 post for seven years, and a cordial vote of 

 thanks to him for his services was passed. 

 Mr. B. H. Morland, of Sheepstead, his cousin, 

 succeeded him. 



The last meet of the season was at Little 

 Coxwell, on April the i6th, 1883. They had 

 several short runs and killed one fox, making 

 forty-nine and a half brace, against fifty brace 

 the year before. This was the last occasion 

 upon which Lord Craven appeared in the 

 hunting field. The tremendous exertion of 

 the season had been too much for him. He 

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