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apt to witness in March, but very rarely in 

 December. It was here that Music, Rakish, 

 and Harmony particularly distinguished them- 

 selves, Rakish speaking to the line of the 

 fox down a dry furrow with faithful accuracy. 

 At a hunting pace they worked it over Old- 

 berrow Green and Bouts, by Knole Barn, 

 across the road, over Inkberrow Fields, re- 

 crossing the road to Weethley Wood, on the 

 Marquis of Hertford's estate, where it was 

 sad to contemplate the splendid old mansion 

 in Ragley Park that has been unoccupied for 

 so many years. The next point was Beving- 

 ton Waste, where the scent grew worse, and 

 the fox was finally lost on the Marquis of 

 Hertford's property. Without affording great 

 opportunities for the display of horsemanship, 

 though at times the pace was good, it was a 

 fine hunting run ; but when it is mentioned 

 that several aspiring heroes were observed 

 charging some high posts and rails when 

 hounds were at check, which posts and rails 

 would have pounded more than a moiety of 

 a field, even if hounds had been running, it 

 is easy to conceive what they would do with 

 the exciting effects of pace by way of stimu- 

 lant. The Messrs. Gerrard and Mr. Milward, 



