66 The Old Surrey Fox Hounds 



account of another gallop, perhaps forty years ago, accord- 

 ing to his estimate — under the rule of Mr. Mortimer. 



" We met at Knockholt in Kent, found in the woods 

 there, and, after a merry burst, killed at Sir Percival 

 Hart-Dyke's place at Lullingstone Castle — about a twelve- 

 mile point. We were then obliged to go back about ten 

 miles to draw again, being in the West Kent country. 

 We found another fox near Knockholt, and killed him 

 after a glorious gallop (some of the jumping was tremen- 

 dous) at Shoreham, also in the West Kent country — a 

 fifteen-mile point, and rode back home in the dark a 

 distance of thirty miles. I reached my house at twelve 

 o'clock at night, having started out at five in the morning, 

 and I did it all on one horse. I gave ten pounds for him, 

 and he had previously been ridden by Sam Hills during 

 several seasons. Mrs. Philbrick, of Croydon, went well 

 throughout that run, and she was a splendid horsewoman 

 over a country — one of the best with the Surrey. Mr. 

 Mortimer was then riding about twelve stone ; he never 

 seemed to tire at all, no matter how long he was in the 

 saddle ; and it was his habit to ride immense distances. 

 A noted supporter was Mr. John Young, of Kenley 

 House, who hunted till he was nearly eighty years of 

 age. He was a generous and consistent subscriber, a first- 

 class rider to hounds, and he hardly ever missed a day. 

 There was always a fox in his coverts." 



Amongst his other reminiscences of the Old Surrey, 

 with which his life has been intimately associated, Tom 

 Gilbert told us about Mr. Hood, a former Master, who 



