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Hurdle Race of 5 sovs., with 10 added. 



Mr. Weyrnark's British Yeoman (Captain Hunter) 1 I 



Mr. Lywood's br. g. Newton 2 2 



Mr. Self s Matilda 3 



The Farmers' Cup. 



Mr. H. Barnard's Faun Oil 



Mr. Carver's Spanker 12 2 



Mr. Barnett's Musidora 2 3 



Mr. Earwaker's Laird o' Cockpen 3 4 



" The N. F.*H. met at Hill Top Nov. 19. 

 Gate, and, punctual to a minute, with the 

 Hawtin and his famous lady-pack f r0 m hui 

 made their appearance, and soon Top Gate * 

 after the master, Mr. Edward Timson, arrived 

 also. There was a good muster of red and 

 black coats, amongst whom were Sir Henry 

 Paulet, Bart., Captains Heath, Timson, Martin, 

 and Buckworth Powell, and A. Gore ; Messrs. 

 Mudge, St. Barbe, C. and J. Shrubb, Everett, 

 Palmer, Stride, Fletcher, Ashby, Carter, &c. 

 They trotted off to Stairsley, one of the 

 Duke of Buccleugh's coverts, than whom a 

 stauncher preserver of foxes cannot be found. 

 Scarcely were the hounds thrown in, when a 

 fox went away towards Exbury, the seat of 

 Mr. Ricardo, and pointed for the Beaulieu 

 River ; but turned through King's Copse, over 

 Hertford Heath, and raced along the Ipley 

 River, to Ferney Craft, and the Deep Leap 



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