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at Lambourne. This was a fast run in the 

 face of a strong wind and blinding storm. 

 They then drew the spinnies, and chopped a 

 fox in the round spinney. Before reaching the 

 long spinney another fox was viewed away 

 across the road, and the hounds were well on 

 to him directly. Making for the canal he 

 turned to the left, then went straight away 

 by Southfield Farm, on over the Childrey 

 and Wantage roads, by the side of the rail- 

 way for half a mile, then over the line, leaving 

 Goosey to the left, and away to Denchworth, 

 where a slight check occurred ; quickly, how- 

 ever, Povey hit off his line in a piece of 

 beans and away they went towards the rail- 

 way, again crossing the line at Grove level 

 crossing, and along the back of the village to 

 the right over the road as if for Woodhill ; but 

 here both horses and hounds had had enough 

 and so they whipped off and finished a most 

 excellent day, the latter part being over the 

 very cream of the Old Berks country. 



In November, 1886, Viscount Barrington, 

 President of the Hunt, died. He had joined 

 Lord Aveland's shooting party at Grims- 

 thorpe, Lady Willoughby de Eresby's place 

 in Lincolnshire, and was taken suddenly ill. 

 George William Barrington, seventh Viscount 

 Barrington, of Ardglass, county Down ; and 

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