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was soon found in Mr. Lawrences double 

 hedgerow just below Ashbury village. He 

 pointed first of all for Dore's Withy Bed, up 

 wind, but turned along Bagnall Lane. Hounds 

 were fairly racing, and those who did not get 

 on terms with them at this point, did not see 

 much of the run. They ran along the vale 

 without a stop to Hardwell Wood, where the 

 good fox got to ground. Another fox was 

 found on the edge of Mr. Smith's kale at 

 Kingston Lisle, going away through the Hang- 

 ings he ran straight down wind parallel with 

 the canal, and made for Sparsholt Copse ; here 

 hounds divided, the majority of the pack sticking 

 to their original fox, and rolling him over close 

 to Burton's double. A third fox was found in 

 the gorse on the canal bank close to Uffington, 

 which hounds raced to Fernham as fast as 

 they could ; here they luckily checked for a few 

 minutes, when Roake, holding his hounds on, 

 hit it off again and ran over Alfred's Hill 

 towards Longcot ; crossing the railway they 

 were all on the metals when an express 

 approached, but the driver pulled up his train 

 in the most remarkable manner, stopping 

 within two yards of the hounds (it is currently 

 reported that it was a good day's work for that 

 driver). Hounds then ran on into Hardwell 

 Wood, and on to the White Horse Hill Gallop, 

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