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eventually distanced his pursuers, wlio reluc- 

 tantly gave up the chase, at the end of two 

 hours, at Mr. Dampney's cowbyre, in which he 

 was believed to have retreated. 



November 26th. — 



The meet at the Green Man, at Pulhani, 

 was well attended, and an eager field were soon 

 flying after a fox, who broke from Humber 

 Wood, and, after a ring round the eastern side 

 just to stretch his legs, he took us off at a very 

 fair pace, passing Humber Wood again, by 

 Mappowder to Short wood, and on again, after 

 a short check on the same side, away to the 

 Hazelbury Brook, which he crossed, running 

 fairly to Mr. Burden's Rector}^ at Hazelbury ; 

 thence, parallel to the brook towards Woolland, 

 and, running through one of these covers, bore 

 right, and up into Stoke Wake, and in that 

 cover was killed ; and very lucky we did not 

 have to rise the hill, for the fog was thick on 

 the top, and hounds and fox would soon have 

 been out of sight. This run had lasted about 

 an hour and a quarter. Drawing Brockington 



