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but, whenever the scent was lost, the lady 

 hounds which formed Captain Haworth's and 

 Mr. Long's divisions, flashed out more quickly 

 than Mr. Cockburn's dogs, who, however, had 

 their noses well down. It was late before 

 they killed ; and as they did not draw again, 

 a large number of gentlemen now adjourned 

 to the house, where they were again hospitably 

 entertained by Mr. Chamberlayne." — From 

 the Hants Chronicle. 



The friends and subscribers of the 1846 - 

 Hursley Hunt invited Mr. Cockburn Mr. cock- 

 to dine with them at the King's Head March 11. 

 Inn, Hursley, where an excellent dinner was 

 provided by the worthy host, John Bull. Mr. 

 John Fleming of Stoneham Park took the 

 chair, and Mr. Walton of Merdon the vice- 

 chair, and both landlords and tenant-farmers 

 appeared to vie with each other in their ex- 

 pressions of esteem towards Mr. Cockburn 

 and their attachment towards fox-hunting. 

 Mr. Cockburn said, in reference to the last 

 season, " that he had never had a more suc- 

 cessful one, and that it had proved that foxes 

 and pheasants could live together, and that if 

 gentlemen preserved their coverts he would 

 never have a blank day." The chairman, 

 whose health was received with equal enthu- 

 siasm, pledged himself u that his coverts should 



