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found at Mortimer Gorse, who took them at a 

 great pace to Bramley Frith, then back over a 

 very strong country to Silchester, where he was 

 run into. Lord Charles Wellesley went very 

 well throughout this run." — From BeWs Life. 



This pack had a series of good runs, D ec . 7th. 

 and never better sport than at this £.^ H * H '' 

 time. December 7th, they met at Brookwood. 

 Brookwood House, and did not find till late, 

 at the back of Mr. Walter Taylor's house, at 

 Hockley. The fox went away straight and 

 fast to Fully and Hampage, then over the 

 Warren to Preshaw and Beacon Hill to Rivers- 

 den, skirting both Blackhouse and Brookwood, 

 passing above the villages of Bramdean and 

 Hinton, where they were obliged to whip off 

 in the dark, although the fox was dead beaten, 

 and only a short distance before them. The 

 Squire of Chawton, Mr. Edward Knight, who 

 rode in his usual style, had a bad fall, as did 

 Mr. Coulthard. Very few remained to the end 

 of the day. 



From the Cart and Horses, Worthy, Dec- 9th 

 where the meet was enlivened by the j^n\ H * H ' 

 Grenadier Guards marching out with Worth 7- 

 their band for exercise. After a long draw, 

 they found about two o'clock in Micheldever 

 Wood. The fox, instead of taking the usual 

 route through Thorn ey Down, went at first 



