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THE FIELD. [Saturday, 
WYESIDE HOUNDS. 
“ Saw'st thoa not, boy, bow ‘Sinser’ made it good 
At tho hedge comer, in the coldest gault ? 
I would not lose the dog for twenty pounds."— S haksperb. 
Regretting that 6orae more able pen has not been wielded 
in chronicling a ran which these hounds had some three 
weeks ago, we take the liberty of requesting that it may bo 
inserted in the columns of your widely circulated journal. 
The fixture was Llowes Village ; tho field not numerous, but 
select. Llowes and Garth Plantations wore drawn blank. 
In Travely Wood ‘ Frantic’ and ‘ Melody’ challenged a fine, 
lengthy, dog-fox, and very soon a thrilling crash made 
the welkin ring and ring again. On tho opposite bank there 
was no occasion for “ Hold hard, gentlemen,” the pack 
being a field or two in advance. Vedylyde wns quickly 
reached. Next point was Lumbeder Wood, but on the 
open Pug was headed and coursed by some sheep curs — [Wo 
only wish that Mr. Gladstone would bo pleased to impose a 
heavy tax on those vermin, which ure sadly overrunning 
this country, and becoming an intolerable nuisance to fox- 
hunters]. A check, as a matter of course, here ensued, 
which, however, gave our cattle a little breathing time, und 
enabled tho rear runk to fall in. Matters now looked 
rather gloomy, and various and emphatic were tho maledic- 
tions pronounced on the heads of all ‘‘collies” in general, 
and on these “collies” in particular ; but our worthy muster 
(Mr. Bridgwater) making a wide and judicious cast, at 
hmgtli succeeded in hitting off his fox like a workman. 
Cwinganon coverts next, where he was not suffered long to 
dwell ; from thence over tho bank (a stiff one, without dis- 
pute, which brought moro than ono gallant steed to a com- 
plete stand-still), through Mr. Uaskerville’s woodsand grounds 
to the banks of tho river Wye, which was bumper full. In 
the Cababva meadows, tho undaunted pack, with hackles 
now bristling, raced from scent to view, and young ‘Gaylass’ 
and ‘ RngJund’ had the honour of tumbling heels over head as 
game an animal as ever flourished a brush. The master, 
Captain Pardoe, Messrs. Probert and Jenkins, and Martyn 
tho whip, were up at the finish of this, “ the best run of tho 
season,” though many others of the field were within hear- 
ing of a who-hoop that resounded fur and wide. “Hunt- 
ing,” Beckford tells us, “ is tho soul of country life ; it 
gives health to the body, and content to the mind, and is 
one of the few pleasures wo can enjoy in society, with- 
out prejudice either to ourselves or our friends.”— Green 
Plush. 
Extraordinary Run with the Badsworth. — Not 
that the Badsworth, the “ merry musical Badsworth,” as 
the gallant pack has been properly called, is ever deficient, 
season after season, in many a “smart thing,” — for their 
country is peculiarly udapted to those displays of skill and 
horsemanship, with many a burster and rasper into the 
bargain, in which tho true follower of hounds tukes especiul 
delight — but it is not every season that a fox is forced across 
the Don into another country, although a similar circum- 
stance took place some years ago on the 5th of April, the 
Doncaster Fair day, and the mort wns sounded in the rear 
of West Field. Tho meet on Monday last was at Hampole, 
where a numerous field of scarlets had assembled, with 
weather highly favourable and exhilarating. By the way, 
why don’t tho Badsworth gentlemen adopt the hunting-cap 
in preference to the chimney-pot hat? Hampole Wood 
was first tried, blank ; then Frlckley Whin and llooton 
Wood, with the like result. Bilham Plantations were then 
drawn, as well as Ilickleton Pleasure Grounds, still unsuc- 
cessful. Brodswortli Wood wns then tried; tlio first cast 
was successful, as denoted by a well-known whimper which 
was instantly taken up by the leading hounds. The fox. 
who had shown his brush to tho pack many a time, broke 
cover. “Gone away! Forward, forward!” was followed 
by “ Hold hard there: we're in for a choker this time!” 
Reynard, tightly pressed, rushed through Marr Thick, 
and seemed determined to ont-paco his resolute enemies. 
He shied somo slight covers entirely, but dodged hither 
and thither, nnd was so severely pressed, that his only 
reliance was ou his own pluck and endurance. Still 
onwards right a-head, with tho pace occasionally killing. 
He then crossed the road at Hangman’s Stone, skirted the 
lower side of Melton, and rushed into Scabba Wood, then 
Sprotbrough Planting, and next plunged into Engine Wood, 
below Sprotbrough Hall. His resolute pursuers were not 
to be shaken off ; and he was still pressed onwards. It 
was evident that he was pointing to Doncaster, running the 
chance of the chapter of accidents, which the approach to a 
town often affords in cuse of distress. Still onwards — 
onwards. — “ Yoi, my good hounds 1 yoi, forwards, forwards 1" 
Tho pack obeyed the cheering words. Up went their 
heads and down their sterns ; their blood was roused, and 
they dashed along at a tremendous pace. The old fox 
marked the roar, and hastened his speed, upon which alone 
his life depended. Pressed forward, he reached Newton Ings, 
evidently with a determination to cross the river. He had 
no time to “ cast a lingering look behind.” Ho bounded 
over the disastrous Newton bank, and, without a pause, 
plunged into the stream and soon reached the Crimpsall bank. 
Giving himself a hearty shake, ho spied the Plant Buildings, 
and 6teered his course across the flat between the Australian 
Gardens and Hecthorpe. Up came the gallant pack, and 
mounted the bank, cheered onwards by huntsmen and 
whips, and the foremost of the scarlets. The hounds obeyed 
the encouraging words, and seemed so resolute that nothing 
could stop them. With a merry note from the leading 
hound, the pack also dashed into the river, and battled with 
the stream “ with hearts of controversy.” They soon 
reached the right bank, and, still cheered ouwards, away 
they rushed, with, if possible, increased determination. In 
the meantime several of the field passed ulong Marshgate ; 
and the huntsman, whips, &c., crossed the river by the 
Horse Ferry. The news that the fox had crossed the river 
into Crimpsall spread through tho lower part of the town like 
wild-fire; and as the fun grew fast and furious, the throng 
thickened every moment. The manager of the pack and his 
attendants dashed along French-gate at a quick pace, for not 
a moment was to be lost. St. Sepulchre-gate was all astir 
— at the upper end it was not merely, “ Run Sweep, run 
Tinker !” but the impulse was universal, and the excitement 
increasing every moment. The huntsman held on his 
course to reach his hounds. He hurried over St. James’s 
Bridge, along Cherry-tree Lane, in the direction of 
Crimpsall, followed by an excited band of the ever- welcome 
scarlets. Robinson, whose tack, experience, and judgment, 
are seldom at fault, even under the greatest difficulties, was 
informed that the fox had crossed tho South Yorkshire 
Railway, bend.ng his course towards Balby. The hounds 
held their own, but, unassisted by his well-known voice, 
came to a slight check here and there; but the scent was 
instantly recovered. Poor reynard, who showed a pluck, 
courage, and endurance, worthy of tho Badsworth country, 
was losing his strength. He crossed Orphan Lane, and 
sought safety in the nursery of Mr. Appleby, at Balby. 
But, unfortunately, it was no nursery of protection for his 
exhausted powers. Robinson very judiciously got his hounds 
together, and took them over the crossing at Hecthorpe 
Station, — a convincing proof of his attention, care, and 
caution. Some men who were at work near hand saw tho 
fox enter, and hallooed long and lustily. The huntsman was 
then up : he cast his hounds into the spot, which is rather 
dense in some parts, and reynard, whose moments were 
numbered, was aroused from liis place of supposed safety, 
and the hounds ran into him in the adjoining field; and 
a loud “who-whoop” announced tho death of the gallant 
old fox. We understand that tho workmen just mentioned 
hallooed all tho afternoon afterwards, and scarcely ceased at 
nightfall. Amongst those up at the death, from a numerous 
field, were, besides tho huntsman and whips, Sir William 
It. C. Cooke, Mr. Charles Cooke, Captain Bower, and Mr. 
Jarratt. This extraordinary run, covering a long space in a 
very short period of time, and evincing the superior powers 
of tho pack, especially when unaided and left to themselves, 
has increased tho reputation of the Badsworth ; and the 
burst of the 27th of February, 1854, may be, carefully 
noted in the memoranda of the genuine follower of hounds. — 
Doncaster Gazette, March 4. 
Brilliant Run with tiie Queen’s County Hounds. — 
On Saturday tho 18th ult., the above pack mot at Durvow. 
In consequence of the very unfavourable aspect of the 
morning, they did not leave the kennel till late in tho day. 
The first cover they tried was Lord Ashbrook’s demesne, 
where they killed a fox after a short bur6t. They then 
trotted off to Belmount, a distance of about three miles, 
where they were not very long till they found as sporting 
a fox as ever broke cover. Reynard crossed the river Augh- 
macart, closely followed by the entire pack at his brush, 
and some of tho crack sportsmen of Ossory. On they went, 
at railway speed, for the well-known Rock cover, in the 
Kilkenny County, a distance of about three miles against as 
stiff ground as ever horses mounted. Passing tho very wall 
of the cover, he ran along the side of the mountain, 
crossing over Gurtnainuck hill, down through the valloy of 
Raloga, at a pace which soon thinned the field to a few. 
Crossing tho road for Ballypickas, the varmint was then 
headed ; turning short to the right by Beggar, be left the old 
tower of Fertagh on his right, and went along the river’s edge 
for about a mile, in the direction of Johnstown, crossing the 
river Gowlag, through Tilvoltlia, as if for Mr. Hely’s of Folks- 
court, where lie again changed his course in the direction of 
Banmore. He then passed over the old fair-green of Ban, 
down Turnangan bottom, by Bagswell, as if for tho bog of 
Allen. Leaving the church of Errill on the right, he crossed 
Rathpatrick large fields, and into Kyle cover, which was 
open, and which place he never would have entered were it 
not for a shower of hail that fell within Half a mile of where 
ho ran to ground. Thus a run of 13 Irish miles was com- 
pleted in one hour and eleven minutes, on as trying a 
country as ever was ridden. Of those that rode from the 
start to the finish, and crossed Hie Gowlag together, were — 
Messrs. White, Hamilton, Owen, and the huntsman. There 
were but these four, and no moro 1 But, to ronder every 
man his due, wo must not omit tho name of Mr. Croasdale, 
of Rhym, who rode the first six miles, and were it not for 
an accident which hipped his horse, he would have been up 
at the finish. On the following Tuesday tho same hounds 
had a very brisk ruu of about six miles, from the cover of 
Derryfore into Cremorgnn. Amongst the foremost at the 
finish, were tho master R. II. Slubber, Esq., Messrs M. 
nnd E. Corcoran, A. Leech, Jacob, and Harnett the hunts- 
man. 
Margate. — The season of hare-hunliog in this island 
has drawn to a conclusion, during which the pack have 
had many splendid runs, and wore in first-rate condition. 
Much credit is duo to the gentlemen who have spirit enough 
to support this sport, and not ullow it to become (as too 
many of our pastimes have) defunct. Tho pack have during 
tho last week been hunted in the country round Herne, West- 
bere, and Chislett . — South Eastern Gazette. 
OTTEn-HUNTING IN CARNARVONSHIRE. — The Peiirlws 
hounds had a capital day’s sport on Monday, the Glh inst., 
at Glynllifon Park, the seat of the Right Honourable Lord 
Newborough, killing three fine otters in tho presence of 
his lordship and party, who seemed much pleased with the 
sport. 
“ A southerly wind and a cloudy sky 
Proclaim a hunting morning.” 
A Day with the Pytchley. — On Wednesday last 
this splendid pack met at Lilbourne ; and, as this meet 
verges on the Atherstone and North Warwickshire hunts, 
it always commands a very large field, as “ The Pytchley ” 
rank high among those who delight to go tho pace. The 
field was unusually so on Wednesday, and a goodly muster 
of fair dames, on thorough-breds, graced the company, and 
some of them displayed no ordinary skill in goiug ncross 
Coventry. Shortly aftor eleven the gallant pack were put 
in “ Lilbourne Furze,” in drawing which they found a fine 
fox, who bolted at the bottom of the cover, and threw out a 
vast number of gentlemen. He wended bis way, followed 
by about ten of the pack, and three times that number of 
horsemen, along the side of the Avon, until lie reached a 
bridge; hero he crossed the river, and, turning to the left, 
ran under Calthorp Five Houses. This turn was in favour 
of those thrown out at starting, us it enabled them to fall in. 
Reynard now boro away for Ilillmator cover, but doubled 
before reaching it, and retraced his steps by crossing the 
Old Street Road, between Calthorp Five Houses and Caves 
Inn, and after dodging round a few fields, made himself 
scarce by putting into Coton Wood (whicli belongs to the 
Atherstone hunt), after giving his pursuers a spell of one 
hour and eighteen minutes. Stanford Hall cover was next 
tried, and in a few minutes a fox broko at racing speed, 
and tho further he went the faster he appeared to go, 
rendering tho traiu of his followers longer and longer, He 
cut out the ruuning to Memplow Hill, to Honey Hill, nnd 
to Elkington ; here his race was run, after a hot pursuit of 
fifty minutes. A lady being well in at the death, received 
the brush for her intrepidity. A farmer in a black cap and 
black coat rode a very clever pony, nnd pounded most of 
the field by clearing the well known double hedges on 
Stanford Lordship. A third fox was found, but after a half 
hour’s running he gut clear, as the previous run hud taken 
the steel out of both horses nnd hounds. 
Captain West, in return for the care taken of a deer 
that had escaped from him about u week since, brought bis 
hounds to Nether-street, near Bromham, and, “us the cap- 
tured deer had been somewhat closely incarcerated, he un- 
carted another, a very promising looking animal, that went 
away as though with the determination to go. The preserves 
of Mr. Locke, at Rowdeford, was the first point, thence over 
some yawning ditches to the foot of Roundway Hill, whence 
catching a glimpse of the town of Devizes, towards it he 
pushed, 6kirted Round way - park, crossed the canal, and 
seemed inclined to make the workhouse his refuge, but 
having no order for admittance, couldn’t screw up his 
courage to test the humanity of the board, and, though con- 
siderably the worse in wind for the raco he had run, re- 
solved at all hazards to move on. Accordingly, putting him- 
self again on the tramp, he crossed the turnpike-road, over 
the Devil’s Jump, round Etchelton Hill to Patney Meadows 
ho thence turned along the valley towards Easterton, where 
he was captured. Fairly followed, this would have been a 
most trying run, the hedgerows being stiff, and the ditches 
yuwners, but roads and lanes offered too great a temptation 
to the easy-goere, nnd some good practice was lost. Captain 
West, old Sain, and a few Bath friends, were always in good 
place. 
Seal Hunting at Mistlby. — The river Stour, running 
up from Harwich to Manningtree, has very recently been 
visited by two seals — ono very largo, the other a young one. 
Mr. H. G. Folkard having heard of their appearanco was 
first to go in pursuit, and before day-break next morning 
(having loaded his punt gun with a 9 oz. cartridge) was out 
and eager for the seal hunt. Towards dawn of day he found 
his game in the channel in Holbrook-bay ; both animals oc- 
casionally showing their heads above water for a few seconds, 
and then diving after their prey ; tho largest was the 
one most watched by Mr. F., and when a few hundred yards 
off, he drew the animal towards the muzzloofhis deadly wea- 
pon by a gentle dog-whistle, which seals delight to hear. 
He allowed it to approach within 40 or 50 yards of his boat 
before he pulled trigger, when over and over rolled the seal 
apparently mortally wounded, but not quite dead, as his 
continual struggles and occasional diving on the near ap- 
proach of the punt confirmed. In this manner he eluded 
the grasp of tho sportsman, who mado every effort to get 
hold of him with the boat-hook, or get another shot at his 
head with a small gun, but to no purpose. The wind had 
been gradually increasing, and was then blowing very heavy, 
which caused so much broken sea in the channel, that for 
the safety of himself and boat Mr. F. was oblige to abandon 
his game, it being no longer judicious to roinaiu in the chan- 
nel in so frail & bark as a wild-fowl gunning punt. Itis sup- 
posed that the seal afterwards drifted on shore, a prize for 
tho finder, or carrion for the sea-gulls, as it has not since 
been seen alive. Tho young one was shot on Thursday last 
by Benjamin Eteen, one of the Stour puntmen ; it is about 
3$ feet in length and 33 inches girth. We are informed that 
Mr. Duce, taxidermist, of Crouch-street, Colchester, is to 
have the skin for preparation. Our readers will remember 
that about a twelvemonth since an otter was killed in the 
Stour ; but we believe no seals have been taken there for 
several years past. 
%* Secretaries will oblige us by forwarding as early as 
possible the dates , <SfC. of all coursing meetings. 
WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.— Thursday. 
The meet at Hill House was a very animated scene, and the 
crowd of pedestrians enormous, so much so that it required almost 
galley-slave exertions on tho part of Earl Sefton to keep a clcur 
stngo for tho dogs and hares. Restless showed great superiority 
over Carnduff (who was rather fat) in tho first part of her course, 
but ho got in nnd worked nicely towards the end. Stockwell and 
Weaver had a splendid straight stretch up to their hare, which 
Stockwell reached first, and won a very evenly-balanced course. 
Cromwell got a very bad slip with Sir James the Rose, who took 
a great lead to the hare, and killed. Mixture heat Saxhorn easily 
to her hare, when lie got in nnd made some good points. 
Scherude and Pest had then a no-go, which the spectators seemed 
to give to the former. Eureka broke away from her lud after aharo 
shortly before she was put into the slips, and bad not eventually 
a ghost of a chance with Junta, who ran away from her, and 
made a brilliant kill in a very short course. A wretched bad hare 
favoured Larriston, who reached it after a 200-yurd gallop, and 
killed it in a ditch. Sibthorpe, who is out of Shuttle, and a very 
fine specimen of the Figaro get, wns then put in tho slips with 
Glenvarloch. A piece of skin, nearly three inches by two, lmd 
been torn completely off his brenBt in his first course on Tuesday, 
nnd it was stated that he would have been drawn for a trifle, but 
Mary of Argylc’s pnrty would hear of no compromise. Ilia 
wound was most carefully attended to by his medical owner, and 
did not seem to inconvenience him, as ho gave Glenvarloch a 
most thorough dressing in a sharp course. To our eye, he was tho 
nicest greyhound there, and with luck, there seems every 
probability that ho would have beaten Larriston, if not Sack- 
cloth. Scherade disposed of Test handsomely in the second 
trial; tho kill coming oft' in the bars of a gate. Sackcloth 
seemed to go stiff from tho slips, and wns outpaced by Judge, 
who bungled when he reached his bore, the block going on with 
the work, and killing very cleverly, after a short course. Polly 
was first to her hare, and’ got soundly beaten afterwards, but, if 
we remember rightly, she had a severe fall. Thought and Scot- 
land Yet had tin undecided course, which nroso from a fresh hare 
running right into their jaws, as they turned tho other. The 
fresh ono wns killed, and Thought took not a little out of herself 
by going away with tho other. Exodus won a capital course, 
though Junius made some good points towards tho close. 
Thought was beat “ as ensy as thought” at the second trial with 
Scotland Yet ; and Lady Bird cleverly disposed ofTodlin Home. 
Restless lmd no trouble with Stockwell ; and Sir James the ltoso 
just played with Beehunter, giving him pass-bye after pass-bye, 
till at last they separated, after being both unsighted ; Beehunter 
running a few yards after a fresh Imre, and then coolly wheeling 
roufld, ns if he’ had found out his mistuke, and rejoining Sir 
James the Rose in pursuit of tho first hare. This lumbering 
gentleman made n most wretched exhibition of himself, nnd it is 
difficult to conceive how ho should lmvo so lost all his running. 
Junta and Schcrade both got unsighted in their first course, and 
Scherade boat her completely throughout the first part of their 
second course, though she got up towards tho end, and killed. 
Blackcap beat Scotland Y'et, with so very little to spare, that 
thero was sad dubious shaking of heads among somo of the 
Scotch “division.” Sir James tho Rose stumbled as he went 
from the slips, and gave Restless nn advantage which she novel 
lost again. Scherade showed more speed than Physician, ana 
got a pass-bye, but the red dog did somo beautiful work, ana 
made a clever kill. Considering tho short course which Larriston 
