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the pack together. At the time his picture 

 was taken (it is stated on the print) he was 

 the oldest sportsman in England. Mr. Leech 

 was a great man for game-cocks. Mr. Smithers 

 now hunts the same country. 



" Sir John Mill's hounds had a fine 18 g 8 

 run from Parnholt Wood, by West- Jan. 

 wood, Westley, Phillip's Heath, over iJirg 

 the White Horse Downs, to Barton hounds - 

 Stacey Down, to the Water Meadows at Bul- 

 lington, which were very boggy, and where 

 the river was deep, with a big fence on the 

 opposite side; out of a large field only four 

 went with the hounds, viz. : Mr. William 

 Sadler on a thorough-bred, Mr. Hopkins on 

 his favourite chesnut, Mr. R. Jessett on a 

 hack by Dr. Syntax, and Mr. Walton. From 

 the Water Meadows the fox went to Freefolk 

 Wood, and then to ground at Laverstoke. 

 The distance was about fifteen miles as the 

 crow flies. The hounds were well hunted by 

 Sawyer, so many years with the H. H." — From 

 Belts Life. 



The celebrated young jockey, Sam Fatal acci . 

 Day, second son of Mr. John Day of ^"^sam 

 Danebury, whilst riding with Sir Da y- 

 John Mill's hounds (March 14), had a very 

 severe fall, his horse falling on his chest. He 

 was removed to the house of his brother-in- 



