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under the arch, instead of getting on to the 

 line by the canal. They then pointed for 

 Wantage Road Station, but leaving this on the 

 left went nearly to West Hannay, but leav- 

 ing this and Little Denchworth on the right, 

 passed Denchworth village, over the brook 

 by Black Acres Farm, leaving it on the left 

 and taking that fine bit of country on to Stan- 

 ford Mill, crossing Mill Lane, along the side 

 of the brook, then turning to the right over 

 the allotment ground as if for Shellingford 

 cross roads straight to Hatford Gorse, where 

 they soon marked him to ground. Some men 

 were rabbiting there, who said he could 

 hardly crawl. They just moved the earth with 

 their spades and the hounds very soon got 

 him, and well they deserved him. The time 

 was one hour and thirty-nine minutes. Dis- 

 tance, in a bee line, was \o\ miles. This 

 was an exceptionally fine run over a very 

 good country. It closely resembles, in line 

 and distance, the " Blowing Stone " run of 

 1864. 



The mistake many of the field made at the 

 railway must have been very disappointing, 

 as they never had a chance of getting up 

 again. At the last only about six were near 

 the hounds, viz., Mr. E. W. Dunn, Mr. E. 

 Robson, Major Price Blackwood, and Messrs. 



