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through Mr. Pigott-Conant's park, and was 

 pulled down by Long Coppice, after a brilliant 

 run of one hour and twenty minutes. Mr. 

 Wheble, Mr. Hobson, Messrs. William and 

 Pery Standish, and Mr. Bazalgette, went fa- 

 mously." — From Bell's Life. 

 Mr. whe- " These hounds had another very 



bie's, Feb 2, f ast run meeting at Farley Hill, the 



from iarlev ' ° J 



Hiii. 1852. residence of Mr. Standish. They 

 found in the gorse directly, and went away 

 to Moor Copse, Shinfield, crossed the Lod- 

 don, and pointed for Beech Hill; here the 

 pace was so great, that only seven were with 

 them — viz. Messrs. Wheble, Conroy, William 

 Standish, St. John, Robert Tocock, and David 

 Edwards; there was a short check near 

 Spencer's Common, when the fox was viewed 

 by Mr. Montagu ; they settled down again, and 

 they raced towards Penge Wood, but turned 

 through Hartley Court, and ran to ground in 

 a drain near the two-mile house ; being dug 

 out, he once more faced the open, but was run 

 into after racing fifty minutes. Mr. William 

 Standish met with an accident, after which, 

 Mr. Montagu led the field."— From Bell's Life. 

 Mr. Garth's, « j\j r Garth's hounds had their 



Nov. 1, 



1852. first meet at his residence at Haines 



Hill, where a large party assembled to break- 



