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their low country. These hounds have had exceedingly good 

 sport throughout the season, and some long, severe runs." 



Two years later — to be precise, in June, 1859 — the 

 " Sporting Magazine " gives additional reports of capital 

 runs with the Old Surrey. We are again obliged to 

 content ourselves with a selection of the most salient 

 passages full of sporting interest, to wit : — 



" The last season of the Old Surrey was a good one 

 on the whole, but they never had a worse scent up to 

 Christmas since Tom buckled on a spur. The season 

 began on Oct. 10 and finished April 1st, and after being 

 stopped for four or five days by frost, they killed fifteen 

 and a half brace, and ran ten brace to ground. Three or 

 four runs in the Kent country, of two hours each, were as 

 good things as they ever had ; but in one or two of them 

 Tom was not out, and his son Sam was a very able 

 substitute. Everybody has been pleased with the splendid 

 sport lately shown." 



Coming to more recent times, we have had the 

 privilege of being allowed to search through several 

 hunting diaries, whence we have been able to extract a 

 great deal of interesting information. They are brimful 

 of bright recollections touching brilliant gallops with the 

 Old Surrey. Take, as an example, the following : — 



" On 18 January, 1877, met at the Cricketers' Inn, 

 Addington, kept for so many years by the well-known 

 family of Joyners. Sam Hills arrived at 10.30 with the 

 lady pack in the pink of perfection. On the arrival of 

 the Master the signal to start was given, and we drew 



