, 1873-12-28

tho flight wcro two 'alios. riding as wol md as
toltlly aa tue mon. md two mon woro brnah'ng
tug we'll ur with tho run. More than satisfied
with this climax Of my first 1ay'a oxpollo1lco,
trotted ont for homo. Tho roRult Of tho RIM I
novor. hoard, mud loeye it's description whore l
fn9god-looting fox making his rapid way aoross
my road agaln, md snoaklng OF under tl,o hedgo
toward thckot to the right alltl l,altod to
listoli to "liat sounded liko tho huntHnn1H horn
over tho hill to tho loft; hut possiblythe conclu-
zion droW was not q correct one.
Ono who cares for hunting, pure and simple,
rather than for tho gayor lifo Of Icamlngton
and Choltonllan. cannot do bhttor thai to mako
tho Beason, or part OF IL, at tho Hnycoch with
r1segularly-cngagod horses for nB mnny days III
but 1t pays. -.....
tllero lad dny viii, tho George Fitz Willlum
hounds. Not being, Us yot. quito at home ~
sS Who s wax ws up o to my ea ~oRSt saa s % Is
porcival told mo, would toacl mo moro than l
could teach him. Flo waa aont OH carly with tho
other luntors, and took d "hack y to ride to
cover. Mo wore party, Of four, and we wont
to wl.oro tho moot was fixed Tor II o'clock Mt
Barnwoll Oastle, a fine old Norman r1tin,-sqnnro
and low with four large corner towora drapeu
in magnificent Ivy. II WINS dfcary morning. a11d
not moro than a1ty woro out; but among tleho,
as alwayn, thoro weto ladies', aud tlore wss
moro thau tho usual proportion Of fino horaoa
Our cover WIS drawn blank. aud we moved to
another, whero
FOE wAs FOUND,
md whence tic run wa8 sharp and too straight
for prudent novlco to 200 worry much Of it and
1t was some minutes before Cock Robin and his
rider camo up with tho hounds, who Ind como
to check IN largo wood Throughout the
day thore WAS good deal Of waiting about DIFF
foront covers. hptwepn which tho fox lan bac}
and forth. Finally 1o broke away for long,
quick burst ovor tho Ae'ds which lay to the Left
of farm.road down Which we wore riding, aud
which was innkoa By q high ind solid-looking
mounted blonde Of II, who had hitherto soonlod
to avoid tho opon country md to keep prudcnsly
hear to her mother and hor groom. Tho Righe
OF the splendid run, fast leaving ua behind, was
too much for l'or, and she turned straight for
tho hedge, mud clearing It with . grander Temp
THAI I Ind soen taken TINT day, and ayiaE
on oyer hedges md ditohes In the direct walto Of
tho hounds. A young Gcrmau who followed hor
said, as no rodo back to tho HaycocR, ~ ID
wort to no1no from Anorlca or from 0watrla to
500 zat lofoly Lady - 60 over 20 country,"-
and 1t wna.
Luck often favors tho timid; Cook Robin and
woro quito alono-ho alBguBtnd. md halt
ashamed with my prationco-whon the fox, who
hnd found straight running Of no ayail, came
sworving to tho right over tho crest Of distant
hill, closely followed by the hounds, and in
splendia style by tho first asghsof The fold. Soon
he crosseda brook Which waa fenced IN With raila,
20 TINT I, who Ind boon last, now became first.
bad tho fox and tho hounds nit to myself my
horse WAS troah, and tho way vas easy. My mo-
| uopoY lasiod only moment, but 1t was NOT q
/ and bridge followed tho pack Into 9 large low
| fold. surrounded Oh throo sides by tho wido
brock. Tho fox was turned by this and ran to
! tho right along tho bark nj tho corner Of tho
| fold h0 turnod again to the right. still koop'ng
| by the edge Of tho Htroam. This gayo tho honnas
I nn immonso advantage, mud cutting oil tho Anglo
they canlo 30 closely upon him tint With still
another turn OF tue brook ahead Of him he had
| but
| ONE CHANCE FOR HIS LIFE.
mud Tint was q desperate ono for q tired fox to
| CONSIDER lilo did not consi1nr, but went slap
ut the brook aud cleared It with leap Of nearly
| twenty feet. Tho foremost ipundB Whimperett
for a moment on tho bank befuro they took to
was we'll out Of sight, and they had to noso out
his trail afrosh. lie brought them again TO q
check, and finally, nfter half MI hours skrnisli-
ing, 10 run down railway outtlng' IN tue waao
Whatovor may be tho effect OIL tho material in
turosts tho benefit Of this eager, vigorous. out
door life Oh the health and uosals OF the people
| is most ttnnlistakabie. Such q Iace OF hnild-
hearted men cnn nowhere elaa bo found as i'll
| the wide class that pasaeB ns much OF every
winter as il possible IN regular fo1~huntng; and
| to make al application ot tl,elr example, We
] could "ell Auufu 10 6lFt QFeF AlAuJ u DHl 4p4-
lilo fields to ruthless destruction. md many Of
our fertile hours to tho most sensoless sport il
1t would only raplaco our dyspopt1c stomaols,
snliow cheeks, stopping shoulders, an1 restless
eagerness with tho AAla aud hearty aud easy
going Lie aud enorgy OF unr English cousins.
Hardly enough women hunt in England to constl-
tuto Nh example butthoBo who do arc Bnoh mod
ols of health aud freshness as to make one wish
tint more women had the banoft of the amuso
ment, both here and thoro. Il is very common
to SEQ men OF over GO following the hounds IN
tho very elito OF tho field; they hoem attii IN the
igor Of youth. At 70 many ara yot regular al
e cir work; and It is hardly remarkable when
ono finally hangs up his red coat only at the ags
80.
I THE COST OF HUNT.
Fox-hunting is costly luxury, It ono goes
we'll mounted mud we'll appointed. 1t oan hardl,
DO u,ado cheap, even when one livos in hia OWL
houHo md rides his own horses. With hotel
bills aud horye.hiro it coats still more. AS Ill
occasional Indulgence it ia always good invest
mint. My own score ut tho Hayeock was as fol
lows-by yay OF illustration, aud becauao nctua
lgules arc worth moro than estimates. va!
tlore from Thursday afternoon until Sunth,
morning, went out with shooting party on Fri
lay, dinod out OIL Friday night, and hunted Of
Saturday:
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STABLE.
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