i88 Tally ho. 



meet of the South Down was at Buckingham^ the 

 residence of Mr. W. Bridger^ in close proximity to 

 Shoreham Harbour. On arriving there I found the 

 hounds parading in front of the Manor House, which 

 is charmingly situated and sheltered by fine old trees. 

 A large field was assembled, amongst which I ob- 

 served Mr. Streatfield, the master, and many well- 

 known supporters of this popular pack, Major Gaisford, 

 Mr. Smith, jun., of Hurst, Mr. Dewe, Mr. Campion, 

 of Danny Park, Captain Macdonald, Captain Bowers, 

 Mr. Ingram, of Chailey, Mr. Alexander Donovan, Mr. 

 Smith, of Clayton, Mr. Vallance, and Mr. Gregson, 

 the foreign division being represented by Count 

 Schouvaloff, riding a very useful grey, that he had 

 purchased a bargain from Mr. Dupont. In addition 

 to these a great number of visitors attended, this being 

 a show meet and the first of the season in this district. 

 First the hounds drew the fields of rape on the Downs 

 adjacent to the Manor House, and, not finding a fox 

 there, proceeded to a piece belonging to Mr. Gorringe, 

 where they chopped a cub. Then, whilst going in 

 the direction of Thunder^ s Barrow, they found and, 

 ringing around, killed their fox in about twenty 

 minutes. Next, Champion draws Honey crot Furze, 

 where a fox is immediately found, going away in the 

 direction of Thunder's Barrow, but, changing his 

 mind, he ran for " Cock-a-roost '^ Gorse (a very sug- 

 gestive name), but, being hard pressed, he made for 

 Fulking Gorse — then away at a rattling pace down 

 the hill, through Paythorne Yalley, and over the hill 

 to Tenantry Gorse, near which he was lost. 



The hounds were then trotted away to Perching 

 AVood, where a fox was immediately found going away 



