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twenty-two minutes. Distance, fifteen miles 

 on map by careful measurement. 



On Monday, April the 4th, 1892, the meet 

 was at Windmill House, near Wantage. That 

 excellent sportman and most generous sup- 

 porter of the Hunt, the late Mr. Kyffin-Kyffin 

 was out, apparently quite well, and in his usual 

 cheery spirits. The hounds had a run in the 

 early part of the day, and in the afternoon, 

 when it was hot, they drew the Kingston 

 Spinnies, and found the fox going away for 

 Baulking. After leaving the spinnies Mr. 

 Kyffin came to a fence, which his horse refused 

 to take, and he got behind, but made up the 

 ground and joined the field again at Baulking. 

 He was making his way towards the green 

 at a walking pace, when he suddenly fell off 

 his horse. One of Mr. Reade's men saw him 

 fall and ran to help him up, and several 

 gentlemen soon were with him, but in a few 

 minutes he breathed his last. The day's sport 

 was of course at once brought to a close, and 

 the hounds hunted no more that season. The 

 body was taken into Mr. Robert Whitfield's 

 house. Dr. A. E. Clark, of Faringdon, was 

 sent for. He gave it as his opinion that death 

 was due to apoplexy. Mr. Kyffin-Kyffin, who 

 was a keen foxhunter and a generous supporter 

 of the Hunt, was the second son of the late 



