340 SPORTING REMINISCENCES [1845 to 



1858. « The H. H. met at Brookwood 



Mr. Algernon 



Lempriere. Park, March 23rd, where a large 

 field assembled. A young lady well got up, 

 attended by a groom, both well mounted, 

 made her appearance, modestly riding wide 

 of the rest of the field, apparently avoiding 

 notice, and to this was attributed her not 

 getting a good start. The hounds found 

 directly they were thrown into Black House, 

 and very unusually broke away with a burn- 

 ing scent, on the side nearest Joan's Acre, 

 through the Brookwood coverts, crossed the 

 Dean and made for West Tisted, through 

 Merryfield, and killed in the covert beyond 

 that place in forty-eight minutes. Only nine 

 got a good start. The heroine of the tale 

 was one of the unfortunates ; but as soon 

 as it was known that they had broken 

 away on the other side of the covert, she 

 gallantly took the lead and headed the second 

 flight, till she came up to them near Merry- 

 field, and was in at the death in a good place, 

 taking the fences as they came without any 

 hesitation. 



" A stiff flight of rails brought her mare 

 down, she was up again in an instant, and, 

 nothing daunted, rode as straight as before. 

 The admiration and politeness of her followers 



