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left to themselves during a run; for it so 

 happened that only one man (Mr. Wheble, 

 of Sir John Cope's Hunt) beside himself got 

 clear over the wide brook ; a few of the field 

 got up with the pack before they reached Scot- 

 land Wood, where the fox was killed. 



One more run must be related, as it was 

 near the end of Mr. Smith's last season with 

 the Pytchley Hunt. The hounds met at Fox 

 Hall, a favourite meet, and shortly after found 

 close by. They ran their fox for twenty-two 

 minutes, over the finest turf, like a flash of 

 lightning ; after which they came to ploughed 

 land and slow hunting, which allowed the 

 fresh horses to come up. Although the hounds 

 were still hunting, Sir H. Goodricke rode up 

 to Mr. Smith, and told him that they all 

 wished him to find a fresh fox. His reply was, 

 " Certainly not ;" adding, that the hoimds 

 would get up with their fox in Hope's planta- 

 tion, just beyond. Sir Harry (who was Mr. 

 Payne's brother-in-law) took back the me'Ss- 



