294 SPORTING REMINISCENCES [1845 to 



Wood, where they whipped off. Time one 

 hour and twenty minutes, distance twelve 

 miles. In 1849, Mr. Wall sold his harriers to 

 Mr. Robert Pearse of South Warnborough. 

 Mr. Wall was a great supporter of cricket, 

 and established the Worthy Park Club, which 

 this year, in September, played the Tichborne 

 Down Club. 



1848. " Mr. Assheton Smith had a grand 



Good runs. run from Everlei^h, by Burbage, 



The Ted- ° ' J -, 



worth, from and South Grove, through the Graf- 

 ton Fields, through Bedwyn Brails 

 to Shalbourne plantation, where there was a 

 great tail of horsemen, then by Oxen Wood, 

 back to Botley Clump, again into the vale, 

 by Martin, through Wilton Marsh, where the 

 scent grew cold, and a halloa to a fresh fox 

 saved his life. Not a single check was there 

 up to this point, and they ran from end to 

 end over nearly twenty-five miles of country 

 in two hours and twenty-five minutes, all up 

 wind for the first fourteen miles." — BelTs Life. 

 TheHurs- Mr. Cockbum met at Rookley 



lev Feb. 14 



from Pond, the property of Mr. W. Allee, 



Rookley. t i t ,i . t 



and. here, during this season, eleven 

 foxes were found, and nine of them hilled! 

 This day they had a fine run of one hour 

 and forty-five minutes. The veteran sports- 



