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swam across the river, and was killed at 

 Easton, after a run of eight miles from point 

 to point, in fifty minutes. 



Mr. John St. John of Finchamp- 

 st. John's stead is son of Mr. Ellis St. John of 



harriers, ,, T ~ , _ 



1850. West Court, who tor so many years 



hunted that part of the country before Sir 



John Cope. Like his father, Mr. St. John is 



a first-rate sportsman and a very neat rider. 



This year, at the invitation of Mr. Blackall 



Simmon ds of Hermit's Tower, he came to 



Winchester, and hunted that country which 



was before Mr. Wall's, and he showed such 



good sport that, at the request of many 



friends, he came again the following season. 



He was whipped in to by his friend Mr. James 



Dear. Mr. St. John pays an annual visit to 



Winchester at the end of the season, and 



hunts alternate days with Mr. Dear. Mr. 



St. John was a very good cricketer, and 



played in many good matches for the country. 



Ca tain Captain Williams's pack was com- 



wniiams's posed of bloodhounds belonging to 



hounds. the keepers in the New Forest, used 



for tracking wounded deer. Application was 



made for permission to use these hounds in 



pursuit of the deer, as the Royal Hounds had 



discontinued their visits to the Forest, The 



chief supporters of the bloodhounds were the 



