FOX-HUNTING 



Here are, epitomised, some of tlie great runs of the last 

 eighty years : — 



17th March 1837.— Mr. Delme Radchffe's Wendover Run. 

 Found at Kensworth at half-jDast two, ran their fox to Hampden 

 and lost him at dusk : 2 hours 35 minutes : 18J miles point 

 to point, 26 as hounds ran. Fox found dead in a rick-yard 

 next morning. 



9th February 1849.— The Old Findon (Surrey). Ran their 

 fox 45 miles in 4 hours 50 minutes : last 22 miles nearly 

 straight : killed in Dorking Glory, Surrey. 



2nd February 1866.— The Pytchley, Waterloo Run. Found 

 in Waterloo Gorse at five minutes past two, ran to Blatston : 

 3 hours 45 minutes : whipped off in the dark at 5.30. 

 13 couples of hounds up of 17h out.^ 



3rd February 1868.— The Meynell, Radburne Run. Found 

 in the Rough : fast but erratic run to near Biggin, 3 hours 

 37 minutes : 36 miles : fox believed to have been knocked 

 over when dead beat by a farmer. 



22nd February 1871. — Duke of Beaufort's Greatwood Run. 

 Found Gretenham Great Wood : marked to ground on 

 Swindon side of Highworth : 14 miles point to point : 28 miles 

 as hounds ran. 3 hours 30 minutes. 



16th February 1872. — Mr. Chaworth Musters's Harlequin 

 Run. Found in the Harlequin Gorse, Ratcliffe-on-Trent : ran 

 very straight to Hoton Spinney and back to beyond Kin- 

 moulton Woods. Killed. Over 35 miles : 3 hours 26 

 minutes, loh couples of hounds up of 17^ out. 



9th February 1881. — Mr. Rolleston's Lowdham Run. 

 Found in Halloughton W^ood : ran 16 miles to Eakring Brales : 

 12 mile point, gave up at dusk : very fast all the way, but time 

 not recorded. Dead fox found in Eakring Brales two days 

 after. 



1st December 1888. — The Grafton, Brafield Run. Found 



' Mr. Robert Fellowes, who rode in this run, thinks it much overrated : ' hounds were 

 continually changing foxes and were never near catching one of them. It was only 

 H journey. " 



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