i62 1885. 



Tripps, and Ashcombe, and towards the Holts, 

 where a confusion of fresh foxes eventually 

 caused the pack to lose their well-merited prey, 

 for it was a fresh one they now took out, and 

 worked him from Rovvditches to Marsh Copse, 

 where the Master stopped them, and took them 

 back to Rowditches to look for the hunted fox, 

 but he did not mean to be made a supper of 

 this Saturday night, and, after another effort 

 to supply a substitute, he declined any further 

 share in the proceedings ; and so ended a good 

 week's sport. 



The terrible accident which the Earl of 

 Guilford met with last week, and which resulted 

 in his death on the subsequent da^^, Saturday, 

 the 19th, cast a gloom over this neighbourhood; 

 and to show every possible respect and sympathy 

 with Lady Guilford, Mr. Guest did not allow 

 his hounds to go out till after the funeral, 

 which took place on Thursday, Christmas Kve. 



December 26th. — 



These hounds met, as originally fixed, at 

 Compton Castle, where a large field, on horse 



