The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-20 00:00:00

S PO ItT I NG.

HUNTING INTELLIGENCE.
MEETINGS OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK.
Mr. King's Hounds, on Saturday, at Moor's Head.
The Hon. Newton Feßowes's Hounds, en Saturday, at Stone
Mill Bridge.
Sir T. Sykes's Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Burton Agnes.

THE ROYAL HUNT.—The weather being remarkably fine
on Monday, a deer was turned out in a large field to the right
of Slough, for the day's diversion. A larger field of Sportsmen
assembled to participate in the day's diveAsion than has been
known this season. Spectators of all ranks were present to wit-
ness the turning out. Lord Maryborough attended, as usual,
in his full costume, as Master of the King's Stag Hounds.
The deer set off with great speed across the fields to the right
of Slough, and the left of Stoke towaidsl'arnham Common,
taking to the left of 'l'aplow, where he crossed the Thames this
side of Maidenhead Bridge. The Sports Men went round
Maidenhead Bridge, and renewed the chase ; the Deer took
across the country towards Broad Common with great swiftness,
taking to the right towards NVhite Walham, where he was
taken, after an excellent run.
The Gentlemen of Sir John Cope's Hunt had a glorious run
on Monday se'nnight. Behind Brown's Coppice, near Farley
they found an old fox, who, for three yekrs, had treated
them with some excellent sport. Reynard first made for
Moore's Copp;', Arborfield, when leading back in nearly
the same line, he made for Mr. St. John's, West Court ;
from thence over the edge of the Ridges, to Finchampstead,
and along the Bagshot Hills, where he was run into in
most gallant style, and killed at the back of the Royal Military
College.
ESTABLISHM ENT OF FOXES.

The most curious part of the establishment of Mr. Templar,
of Stover-house, near Chudleigh, is his method of keeping his
foxes. He has nearly 30 brace of cubs and old ones, many
of the latter of-which he has had for some time; and strange to
say, there is one called " The Bold Dragoon," which has been
hunted sir and thirty tinier, often affording most excellent rims.
What is almoSt extraordinary, when he comes home at night,
after the sport of the day, he never goes into his kennel without
taking his supper with him, which always awaits his arrival._
It consists of half a rabbit and some kennel meat, without
flesh ; or in default of the rabbit, a small portion of flesh. The
Bold Dragoon is a strong dark coloured fox of the greyhound
kind, and does not appear to have lost any of his natural cha-
racter. Mr. Templar's old foxes are kept in two large yards,
in which their kennels—the same as we use for pointers—are
placed ; and they are confined by collars and chains—the latter
is six feet long. The chains of some of them are affixed to
swivels, fastened on the tops of the kennels; so than by de-
scribing a circle of about.ll3 feet, they keep_themselves in tole-
rable wind. He has one fox at his kennel so tame that he wags
his brush as a spaniel wags his tail when any one he knows ap-
proaches him ; and he has one jackal' in his possession, which
of course he does not hunt.--(E.rcter Paper.)

TROTTING MATCH.
On Saturday morning last a pony; aged three years and a
half, carrying lOst. 101 h., the property of Mr. W. Quick, jun.,
of the Valiant Soldier inn, in this city, was backed to'go from
the above Inn to the Country Hotel, on the Houiton road, a
distance of eight miles and a half, in 40 minutes, which he
performed as follows :—first four miles and a quarter in 22
minutes, trotting ; and the remainder of the distance in 16
minutes and a half, performing the whole one minute and a
half within the given time.—(Exeter Paper.)., :