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Shrlvenham Station, pointing- for the village, 

 but turned along by the canal as far as Chapel 

 Wick, when he turned and made for Ashbury. 

 The field had now become scattered. The 

 majority made either for Knighton Crossing 

 or Shrivenham Station ; but the signals being 

 at danger, they were kept waiting some time. 

 A select few, however, were fortunate in cross- 

 ing the line by Chapel Wick, and did their 

 best to catch sight of the pack, going at racing 

 pace. When just below Kingston they crossed 

 the Ashbury road, and went up the hill to the 

 right of the village, and away for some distance 

 over the Downs ; but not liking to face the 

 wind, the fox swung round to the right by 

 Little Hinton, through Bishopstone, and de- 

 scending the hill, made across the vale to 

 Stainswick Covert ; then on to Beckett, where 

 he was given up after a capital run of one hour 

 and forty minutes. 



On Monday, February the 8th, 1890, met at 

 Littleworth. The morning was bright after 

 a sharp frost. Trotted off to the Little Cox- 

 well Furze Hills, and found directly, the fox 

 making his way directly to Mr. Heading's 

 Gorse. Scent, however, was very bad, and he 

 had to be given up. Drew the Furze Hills 

 again, and very soon sent another out over the 

 road towards Ringdale. Bearing to the left, 



