374 THE OLD BERKS HUNT 



that good sporting farmer Sidney Reade, close 

 by the Faringdon branch of the Great Western 

 Railway, and about half a mile from Uffington 

 station, the run having lasted fifty minutes. 

 While bolting operations were proceeding 

 the Master drew the Withey Bed close by 

 Uffino^ton station, but a fox was not at home. 

 Meanwhile, however, the hunted one had been 

 ejected, and, with a good field's start, took us 

 at a greatly improved pace through Rosey 

 Covert, crossing the brook by Oldfield Farm 

 and on to Stanford and Goosey, where a check 

 occurred. Again a couple and a half of hounds 

 put us right, and, the rest coming up, ran back 

 again into the New Covert, which was reached 

 in thirty-five minutes from the second start. 

 After running round the covert hounds came 

 out on a stale line, which they could only walk 

 after for about a field ; so the Master took them 

 back into covert, and a fox was quickly away 

 again (without doubt, a fresh one) by Goosey 

 Wick Farm ; then left-handed by Park Island 

 over Studfield Brook to the Stanford and 

 Challow road, running over it about a quarter 

 of a mile nearer Challow station than they 

 crossed it during the first run. Right-handed 

 by Oldfield Farm, the fox swung under 

 Baulking Hill and over Rosey Brook, through 

 the covert, and along the north side of the 



