Records of the Old Charlton Hunt 



have had the greatest share in their Disputes, and every 

 Society their proj)er Champions to assert tlie Preeminence, 

 and bring home the Trophies to their own Country.— Even 

 Kichmond Park has its Dimmock. But on Friday, the 

 2Gth of January, 173^, there was a decisive Engagement on 

 the plains of Sussex, which after ten hours struggle has 

 settled all future debates, and given the Brush to the 

 Gentlemen of Charlton. 



At a quarter before eight in the morning the Fox was 

 found in Eastdean wood, and ran an hour in that Cover, 

 then into the forrest, up to Puntice Coppice, thro' Herring 

 Dean to the INIarlowes up to Coney Coppice, back thro' 

 the INIarlowes to the Forrest west gate, over the Feilds 

 to Nightingale bottom, to Cobdens at Draught, up his 

 Pine-pitt hanger, (there His Grace of St. Albans gott a 

 fall) thro' my Lady Lewkner's buttocks, and mist the 

 Earth, thro' West dean forrest to the corner of Collar 

 down (where Ld. Harcourt blew his first horse,) crost the 

 Hacking place down the length of Coney Coppice, thro' the 

 INIarlow's to Herring Dean into the Forrest, and Puntice 

 Coppice, East Dean Wood, the lower Teagles, cross by 

 Cocking course, down between Graffam and AVoolavington, 

 thro' JNIr. Orm's park and paddock, over tlie heaths to 

 Feilder's Furses, to the Hurlands, Selham, Amersham, tln-o' 

 Totham Furses, over Totham heatli almost to Cowdrey 

 park, there turn'd to the Lime-Kiln at the end of Cocking 

 causeway, thro' Cocking Park and furses, there crossed 

 the road and up the Hills between Bepton and Cocking. 

 (Here the Unfortunate Lord Harcourt 's second horse felt 

 the Eflect of long Legs and a sudden sleep, the best 



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