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foxes, and that is that they deprive the best huntsman 

 of one of his advantages. The late Colonel Anstruther 

 Thomson, in his account of the Waterloo run, notes 

 that more than once he was deceived as to the fox's 

 point. The very fact that a huntsman is generally able 

 to guess at the run of his foxes is against him when it 

 is the unusual and unexpected that happens in the case 

 of the stranger. These considerations apply to most 

 of the runs noted below, and may serve to make us 

 more contented with our lot, convincing us that we 

 are not so much worse off than our forefathers in this 

 respect. The runs are : — 



The Waterloo Run (Pytchley), February 1866. 

 Time, 3 hours and 45 minutes. There were two foxes. 

 The fox was lost. 



The Radboume Run (Meynell), February 1868. 

 Time, 4 hours; point 14 miles; distance as hounds 

 ran variously estimated at from 32 to 36 miles. Two 

 foxes. The last fox was killed by a farmer as he was 

 crawling into an earth. 



Great Wood Run (Badminton), February 1877. 

 Time, 3 hours 30 minutes; point 14 miles; distance 

 as hounds ran, 28 miles. One fox, which was lost. 



Mr. Cha worth Muster's Run (South Notts), 1872. 

 Time, 3 hours 26 minutes; point 18 miles; distance 

 as hounds ran, 32 miles. Fox killed. 



