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famous Dick Knight, 



marked, and very expressive. He is celebrated for 

 several extraordinary feats, amongst which, his leap 

 down the precipice, known by the name of Dick Knight's 

 leap, was perhaps the most remarkable and the most dan- 

 gerous. Dick had repeatedly run a particular fox, which 

 uniformly beat his hounds ; this same fox became well 

 known, and Knight always knew where to find him. 

 Renard invariably made for and reached a cover, (Cank 

 Wood) distant about ten miles, in defiance of every ex- 

 ertion made to kill him ; and in this cover he uniformly 

 eluded all further pursuit. Knight was bent on killing 

 this fox, whose acknowledged game ought, however, to 

 have insured him fau- play ; but Dick, chafed by the 

 sneers of the sportsmen who attended his hounds, and 

 finding it impossible to kill this fox in the ordinary 

 manner, adopted the following mode in order to accom- 

 phsh his purpose. He gave his whippers-in the requisite 

 directions as to the manner in which they were to second 

 his exertions ; and, placing himself in a situation where 

 he might be able to view away his old acquaintance, the 

 hounds were thrown into the cover, the fox found, and 

 viewed off by Dick Knight. But Knight was not content 

 with this ; he had resolved to keep him company as long 

 or as far as possible : he therefore went away with him 

 and kept him in sight for four or five miles : this was an 

 exertion of which very few would have been capable ; 

 but it answered the purpose, (not a praiseworthy purpose 

 certainly ;) for by this method the fox was so pressed 

 and so blown, that he was unable to reach the place that 

 had always afibrded him secure protection : however, he 

 made the most desperate ellbrts, and the hounds reached 

 him only one mile from his place of safety ! 



