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Brilliant Fox Chase. — Mr. Colyer’s hounds expe- 
rienced a brilliant run on Monday last. The meet was at 
Mapscomb, where a goodly muster of Nimrods gathered, 
mounted on well-bred and high-mettled coursers, with a 
pack of hounds a Meltonian might envy. With such 
requisites well might one exclaim, “ What is a gentleman 
without his recreations? ” and where is the country that can 
rival Old England for the sports of the field ? 
In Britain, the soil which true liberty vlelda. 
Where the lads of the chase leave repose for the fields, 
The hunter so happy, bestrides his gay steed 
While distance and danger. but add to Lis speed.” 
Now to business. A game old fox was found, who had the 
knack of travelling over a great extent of country in a short 
time, being possessed of no ordinary powers of wind and 
speed ; but these two abilities were severely tested in the 
race for liberty or death. He swept uway over the upland 
wilds, followed by the gallant pack, well at their work, well 
hunted, and bent on killing. After some hot work, it 
became evident that he was soon to bid adieu to these 
forests and high hanging woods, for nowhere could he find 
a sale retreat. After being before the hounds for fifty 
minutes without a check, he was fairlv run down, and 
killed in the birches near Lullingstone Park.— Maidstone 
Journal. 
Sukkey Fox Hounds. — These old favourites met at 
Green-street Green, Farnborough, on Monday, trying the 
' extensive covers near Norsted. On towards Knockholt 
wood, in the bottom, a fox was tallied, and immediately fol- 
lowed that harbinger, so animating to the bosom of a sports- 
man, “ Gone away.” The hounds were soon on the track 
and away for Blueberry farm. Taking a ringing course in 
cover, reynard crossed the bottom with his head in the 
direction of New Year’s wood and Norsted. Beino- headed 
he took for Pratt’s bottom, mounting Chelsfield-hfll, taking 
the left of the church for Orpington gravel -pits, and thence 
away for the woods close to Farnborough, where he was 
lost. The wind was boisterous, the scent indifferent, and 
the hunt anything but a fast affair, although it occurred 
over a tract of good hunting country that foxes rarely take. 
Beagles. — Tho lovers of beagles had a rare treat on 
Wednesday the lstinst., through the kindness of J. T. Hedge 
Esq., who invited the Rev. P. Honywood to meet at Reed- 
hall. A most respectable assemblage of black jackets and 
white trousers appeared in front of the house. After the 
usual preliminaries were gone through, off they started 
nnd soon found a good hare in a small grove near the Layer 
road ; away she went at a slapping pace to Shrub End, 
turned to the left at Mr. Grimwood’s farm-yard, then back 
to the Layer road again, which she crossed and made for 
home, which, though “ sweet,” afforded Ler no protection— 
the persevering little pack sticking much too close to her 
to be pleasant. She then tried what she could do with 
the worthy rector of St. Giles’, but, finding no friend in 
him or about his premises, she dashed fearlessly into Bourne 
Pond and swam across it, followed by this extraordinary 
pack ; she landed safe so far, but though cooled by the bath 
the ardour of the pack was not ; she took the road to Cock- 
watch Farm, but was headed, and came back directly 
through the hounds. She then ran along the road towards 
Colchester, was headed again, took along the lane to the 
water-mill, where she was headed again, and actually plunged 
into the Bourne Pond a second time— the whole pack 
wnh.n a few yards of her scut. Her struggles to escape were 
most extraordinary (a similar instance being never heard 
ot • her efforts, however, proved this time fruitless, for they 
killed her in the water, and she sank, and was no more 
seen; and it was curious to see the hounds swimming in 
nW 6S r ri 0Un ? 4 n e 6p0t Where she went down > several being 
W ^ e . d lH CtU ^ Ily t0 dlV f ’ and ° ne brou S ht her to the surface, 
but could not sustain her weight. Thus ended a very ex- 
cellent run with a remarkable finish. Afterwards while 
niusi naiua wnue 
ying for another, a fine fox jumped up in a turnip 
Sin c , our ®® he was saluted with a few “view lmlloos 
within a short distance up got a hare ; the hounds were laid 
tWWiii v ? . middl , iu f compared with the former, 
they killed, which concluded the day's sport. The company 
adjourned to Reed-hall, and were entertained by its worthy 
occupant with his usual unbounded hospitality. 
Splendid Run withthe Hon.F. Neville’s Hounds. 
—These hounds met on Wednesday at the Robin Hood and 
Little John, Burham. On going to cover, tho hounds soon 
got drag of a fox, and in a very short time unkennelled him • 
away he went at a rattling pace across the turnpike-road by 
the Bridge Wood gate, round Mr. Best’s covers, back again 
across the turnp.ke-road ; there the hounds drove him very 
Rnbin a H d C . 0m T P e ,ed llim *2 quit ’ awa y lie ™nt to the 
Robin Hood Farm on to Tom Bottom, from thence to 
Cousmgton fields, on to Beechy-bank, then away for Lords 
. t0 , T W 8ole > back again to Lords Wood, 
then on to Monk Down, back to Lidging, then headed 
back for Monk Down on to Queen Down warren, round 
:ri“^ dhurst ’ whe r ie ]ay d ° wn in a iittie 
IL w V? l ,oands 8000 got 0Q him again, and drove him 
ack to Monk Down, from whence he ran to Westfield sole 
where he took shelter in a hen-house. The hounds were 
dose af er him, and soon put an end to bold reynard, afte? 
two houra “ nd 
West Kent Hounds.— On Thursday, the 2Gth ult 
covph 661 - W ff at the C ° ck Inn ’ H alstead Village, and the 
Worth recordfn ™ ,d,and district were ^ied, but nothing 
where in * 2* ° C f T red U , ntil reaching Se P bam Heath, 
revnnvH P ° • furze ’ cl08e t0 tbe turnpike road, old 
inclined S , nU ? ly enough ’ neither was be 
Ul .„ to toddle until he had too convincing a proof that it 
were hard aM ft ^ huntSmen > b °™s, -7 hounds 
nearlvl i l " S and in the scuffle to B et away he 
bu^no n„ fp n ap P endage ’ for a hound was close enough, 
agility were JeaTlt *2 grBSp ^ His cunning and 
Work. eir skins, are now quieted and sobered by the 
p«t 8 m ^ a r£ Th r daj weok 
“ tcnd “« of lh0 jfcFjxs* 
HaU d wpU L f hG f u r f X> Th0 woods adjoining Weald 
nrnvpH f k ? Wn a ? the favourite resort of reynard, again 
t P h° ™n *• contain t ,ie creature, for the hounds having been 
Spin 8 °°? disIod g ed him. and the sly varmint was 
soon espied stealing off towards Noah Hill. A merry Tally 
SwJT “.e “whip,” and the chime of the pack, 
, . through tho glen. The start presented a most 
animated appearance, from the number of horsemen. Rey- 
PrpL^ tene . d oaward > makin S good use of his pads, and 
fnlWp th ®, Wbeel brook “ avec plaisir but not many of tho 
to owers, the > leap proving too dangerous a stretch ; and the 
hug off of the ‘ field” at this place was vory visible ; one 
gentleman, named Cooper, nearly lost his horse, which fell 
in crossing the brook. This little difficulty having been 
overcome, the hunt was continued with much spirit, until 
the pack reached Epping Forest, where reynard, availing 
Himself of the cunning of his race, gave them’ the “ slip,” re- 
serving to himself the right of his own “ brush.” 
.T? E ,? , : IGnT0N Harriers.— The pack met on Saturday 
at the Dyke. The first hare stole away from the Dencher 
towards the Dyke Barn, crossed the road for Pond Brow, 
Barncombo Barn, High Doole, Water Hall, the Dencher 
rurze, running the foil over again to Barncombe Barn, and 
was killed. Found again on Portslade Tenantry Hill, inak- 
Wh .'. t0 Lot> Pay Tborn » diking Hill, down the front 
Hill for Fulking, passing through the Gardens in the Village, 
crossed the road, and on to Perching Wood, where they 
changed hares. Went back again, and found on Southwick 
Hill, which took away for Portslade Hill, Cock-a-Roost, 
back to her old quarters, going the foil over again, when she 
made a start for Thunder’s Barrow, but changed her mind, 
and headed back again to the Roost, when night coming on, 
the hounds were called off. Met on Monday at Patcham. 
The first hare proved a bush fighter, and did not show much 
sport. On going to turn up a shepherd’s hare, one started 
in view on the South Hill, going away at score for Deep 
Bottom, Pangdean Holt, breaking at the West End for 
Scare Hill, to Patcham, the Tegden, Dencher, Wanderer’s 
Hill Plantation, and back into tho Holt, where 6he went to 
ground. Went then to the shepherd’s hare in Ewe Bottom, 
which took to the Tegden, Eastwick Barn, over Patcham 
Level, up Hollambury Hill, through the Ring, to Mouls- 
combe Barn, dipping the Coombe, towards the Menagerie, 
where she was headed back to Cold Dean, where she entered 
the Park, passing through the South Wood, in front of 
Stanmer House, to the large Wood opposite on to May’s 
Farm, and was killed. These were two beautiful runs 
Brighton Gazette. 
Roffwell Harriers. — The annual meet of the Ruff- 
well Harriers will take place at the Kennel, on Wednesday, 
the loth instant, at ten a.m., after which a dinner will be 
provided at the inn at 4 p.m. 
NOTES FROM MELTON MOWBRAY' No. V. 
To the Editor of “ The Field.” 
Sir,— I must get you to forward me, some time or other, 
a recipe for a short memory, for hang me if I know now 
where I concluded tho fourth chapter. This much, however, I 
do know, that since then I have not only been rather un- 
fortunate in getting hold of full particulars, but the evil 
has been extended, for there has never been a good thing 
to chronicle at all ; and as the object of these communica- 
tions is to let your readers know something of the games 
in Leicestershire, where none take place that are not better 
than mere dodging and knocking about, perhaps it will be 
as well to say the least about them. 
The Cottesmore had a good day on Tuesday, the 31st 
January, from Tilton Wood; indeed, it was thought to be 
the fastest thing of the season. They had a capital fox; 
he ran straight as an arrow for thirty-five minutes, and 
was lost near to Launde, and he will no doubt be found at 
his old quarters again one of these fine days. It has been 
so intensely foggy, that it was almost useless to go out, 
and this was particularly the case on Friday the 3rd, when 
the Quorn met at Asfordby, it being the best meet in point 
of numbers there has been this season. Cream Gorse was 
drawn for full an hour and a half; and, after a short run 
in which it was almost impossible to distinguish each other’ 
the day’s sport was closed. 
I shall take this opportunity of thanking some friend who 
tried on the hoaxing system of forwarding me an account 
of an extraordinary run, &e., last week. He will see this, 
and will have an opportunity of knowing that he does not 
come far enough north for me. I know where and when 
they run better than he does— in addition to a thing or two 
he don’t understand. 
Saturday last was a good fair hunting day with the 
Quorn from Ratcliffe, and also such the case with the 
Cottesmore from Market Overton. 
Monday the 6th, the Duke of Rutland's met a very good 
field at Piper Hole. It was an excellent scenting day ; 
but they were unfortunate in not getting hold of a go- 
n-head kind of a fox. The first find was at Clawson 
Thorn, and a sharp burst for fifteen minutes brought them 
to Hose, a little beyond which he was lost. Hose Gorse 
was drawn next, and a coward of a gentleman kept them 
running in the cover for a full half-an-hour. He was run 
into and killed in some ten minutes after leaving his 
home. Piper Hole Gorse was drawn next, and im- 
mediately a fine fellow broke away for Eastwell, then for 
Scalford and Melton Spinnies, then for the old hills, and 
on to Clawson Thorns, where he was lost. It was alto- 
gether a nice hunting day, but nothing extraordinary 
occurred which would warrant any further remarks. 
Tuesday the 7th was a very ordinary day from Widmer- 
pool; and it was upon this occasion that a kind friend 
tried to come Q sharp over us, which I have alluded to 
above. The Cottesmore hounds were at Launde on the 
same day; but it could only be classed amongst the general 
runs of the season. 
The meet with the Quorn, on Wednesday, at Lowesby 
will give one an opportunity of rather retrieving lost time, 
for it was first-rate in point of numbers, as well as quality 
of sport. The draw was at “John o’ Gaunt,” (Query, what 
relation has this fox cover to the celebrated Duke of Lan- 
caster ?) and when a lox was found, a curious contretemps 
happened, for another was coming towards the cover from 
the direction of Tilton Wood, pursued by a shepherd dog 
and the result was, that the John o’ Gaunt fox, breaking 
cover at the same time, caused a division in the 
lower as well as the upper house, “ to wit,” (as thosc un- 
pleasant little documents say, which constitute the stock in 
trade of sheriffs’ officers and policemen), half the bounds 
and three-fourths of the field had a comfortable chevy after 
the stranger, which, we believe, resulted in his death : but 
Sir Richard says, “ Hold hard, fair play j this is our fox, 
and this is the one I shall hunt : wc arc certain of a 
burster. So away the other fox went, with the cream 
ot the held, to Lowesby Bottoms, then to the left, for 
1 Uton, then to Billesdon, leaving that on the right and the 
Brick Y ards on the left, he went to Skeffington and made 
a point for Ram’s Head, but was ultimately lost at liol- 
leston, after hvo-and-twenty minutes of the fastest gallop- 
ing the season has produced. They had most of them 
enough but, however, another fox was tried for and found 
nvJ?r lle f. t0n P°r se ‘ “Another clipper,” cries out Cap 
Tomlin, so look out. He ran for Nosely Wood, then 
for Ilallnton Wood and the Bottoms, then for Horninghold 
and back again towards Skeffington, where ho was also 
lost, after thirty minutes of a severe thing. Upon this 
occasion there happened two very laughable incidents : 
Char es Leslie, Esq., went head over heels, into Nosely 
Brook, and was two or three times turned over until he 
was soaked as a round of toast in a black jack at Christ- 
mas. As soon as he got out, he found his way to a cot- 
tage and begged the loan of anything dry to ride home in 
a good thought too, when some eighteen miles intervenes 
between a ducking and your own dressing-room. The 
other was, that when Mr. Gilmour, who, bye the bye had 
a nasty fall, wanted his second horse, he had him, minus 
the rider; for at a distance of half-a-mile poor Charley 
Wells came along puffing and blowing like a grampus 
after a regular cropper over Nosely Brook, running after 
his horse as if he was pursuing his own shadow. But such 
things will happen in the best regulated families, therefore 
as hunting is very wide to-day, I will close this hasty 
epistle by hoping a crack now and then may be accepted as 
it is meant, and that it will be the same in the field ns 
in the drawing-room. Nellasaus. 
Melton Mowbray , 8 Feb. 
THE GREAT NORTH AND SOUTH CHAMPION MEETING. 
Amesdory, Jan. 31; Fed. 1, 2, 3, and 4. 
Stewards: Capt. Wyndham, E.Etwall,— Temple, and— Raudcll, Esq*. 
Hon. Sec. : Mr. Miller. Judoe : J. S. Hodgson, Esq. 
The Droid Cor of 10 sovs each, for all ages. 
Mr. J. Blundell's bk b Blackbird.beat Mr - . Kendall's bk b Rhoda 
Mr. Rldgway’s f b Highland Honours beat Mr. Lawrence's bk d Ludolph 
Mr. Eddlestone's w f d Vanish beat Mr. Etwall's bo d Rokeby (drawn, 
after two undecided courses) 
Mr. Bowles's r b Blenheim Orange beat Lord Sefton's bk b Strategy 
Mr. Jenner's bk d Jerry beat Mr. Cook's w r b Sunflower 
Mr. Lawrence's bk d Linkboy beat Mr. Hope's r b Hilarity (lute Ladv 
Mur ton) 
Mr. Bigg's bk b Bermuda beat Mr. T. Brocklebank's r d Beuumont 
Mr. Brown's bk b Bedlam Bess beat Mr. Jones's bk w d Junta 
Mr. Dobede's bk d Dryad beat Mr. Temple's bk t b Tig 
Captain Besant's bk d Barabbas beat Sir. Gibson's w d Napoleon 
Mr. Lung's f b Lydia Languish beat Sir J. Boswell's f b Testatrix 
Sir. Jardine’s be w b Slighty Polite beat Sir. Wilson's bk d Weapon 
Sir. Randeli's f w b Rival bent Captain Wyndliam's bk w b Whirlwind 
Sir. Jardine's be b Slortiflcation (late Temptation) beat Sir. Jebb's r b 
Ladylike 
Sir. Totterldgo's bd b Little Savage beat Sir J. Boswell’s r b Bella 
Sir. Secreton'8 r b Highland Lass beat Mr. Randeli's bk b Raven 
Second Ties. 
Rival beat Linkboy 
Highland Honours beat Lydia 
Languish 
Bermuda beat Mortification 
Jerry beat Highland Loss 
Blenheim Orange beat Vanish 
Bedlam Bess beat Little Savage 
Blackbird beat Barabbas 
Slighty Polite beat Dryad 
Third Ties. 
Blackbird beat Jerry I Bedlam Bess beat Hlghlund 
Bermuda beat Mighty Polite | Honours 
Rival beat Blenheim Orange 
Fourth Tins. 
Blackbird beat Bermuda | Rival beat Bedlam Bess 
Deciding Course. 
Mr. Randeli's Rival, by Foremost out of Black Fly, beat Mr. Blundell's 
Blackbird, by Leander out of Bittern, and won the cup. 
The Stonehenge Stakes. 
Mr. Lawrence's r d Longbow beat Mr. Randeli's r b Remembrance 
Mr. Etwall's r d Eddystone bent Lord Sefton's bk b Sylph 
Mr. Wilson's bk b Honour Bright (luto Reliance i beat Mr. Browne's 
r d Bright Eyo 
Mr. Ridgway's bk w b Marguerita beat Mr. Long's f d Swindon 
Captain Besant's bk b Barbara beat Mr. Joues's rwd Junius 
Mr. Jardine's bk w b Marmora beat Sir J. Boswell's f d Suunysidc 
Mr. Miller's bk b Mildew beat Mr. Hope's f d Herdsinnn 
Mr. Jenner's rd Impatient beat Mr. J. Blundell's rb Brenhllda 
Lord Sefton's bk d Sackcloth beat Mr. Jardine's bk b Mistuke 
Captain Wyndliam’s bk b Wave beat Mr. Eddleston's w bk b Wee Wee 
Mr. Cook’s r d Celt beat Mr. Totteridge's w f b Linnet 
Sir J. Boswell's be d Terrelgon bent Mr. Long’s f b Luntera Fly (late 
Glowworm) 
Mr. Jebb's r b No Hurry beat Mr. Browne's bo b Bloomer 
Mr. Rendall's r b Ringlet, beat Mr. Spink's bd b Skip 
Mr. Dobede’s bk b Damiettu beat Mr. T. Brocklebank's w bk b Blunch 
Alpin 
Mr. Loder's bk d The Moor beat Mr. Randeli's r b Rustic (late Nancy 
Miller) 
Second Ties. 
The Moor beat Mildew 
Sackcloth beat Damietta 
Wave beat Honour Bright 
Murguerita beat Longbow 
Celt beat Ringlet 
Terrelgan beat Marmora 
No Hurry beat Eddystone (dr 
after an undecided course) 
Impatient beat Barbara 
Third Ties. 
Impatient beat No Hurry I Celt ran a bye — Marguerita 
Sackcloth beat The Moor | drawn lame 
Wave beat Tcrrelgun 
Fourth Ties. 
Wave beat Celt | Impatient beat Sackcloth 
Deciding Course. 
Mr. Jenner's Impatient, by Factotum out of Entres Nous, beat Capt. 
Wyndhom's Wave, by Why Not out of Wildred, and won the 
stakes. 
The Consolation Stakbs. 
Mr. Long's I d Swindon beat Mr. Randeli’s r b Remembrance 
Mr. Totteridge's w f b Linnet beat Mr. Spink's bd b Skip 
Mr. Lawrence's bd d Ludolph beat Mr. J. Blundell's r b Brenhllda 
Mr. Longs f b Lantern Fly (a bye) beat Mr. Eddlestone's w bk d 
Wee Wee (dr) 
Sir. Temple's bk b Tig beat Mr. Brown's r b Bright Eyo 
Capt. Wyndham's bk w b Whirlwind beat Mr. Kundull's bk b Raven 
Mr. Jardine’s bk b Mistake beat Mr. Wilson's bk d Weapon 
Lord Sefton's bk b Strategy (a bye) beat Mr. Etwall’s be d ltokeby 
(drawn) 
Second Tie.?. 
Strategy beat Linnet I Whirlwind beat Tig (1) 
Lantern Fly beat Ludolph J Swindon beat Mistake (1) 
Third Tibs. 
Strategy beat Lantern Fly | Whirlwind beat Swindon 
Deciding Course. 
Copt. Wyndliam’s Whirlwind beat Lord Sefton's Strategy, and won 
tlio stakes. 
The Deacon Hill Stakes for all ages. 
Mr. Dobede's bk b Deborah, beat, Mr. Wilson's fd Wretched Toll). 
Lord Sefton's bk d Skirmisher, (1,) beat Mr. Rendall’s bk b Ruth, 
(drawn after an undecided course) 
Mr. Cook s r b Croxteth, beat Mr. Etwall's bk d Rutland. 
Mr. Jones's bk d Jalap, beat Mr. Miller's r b Magic. 
Capt. Wyndham’s bk b MiavrYo, beat Mr. Dobede's bk b Dormouse. 
